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DE Pinho Pessoa FMC, Nogueira BMD, Machado CB, Barreto IV, DA Costa Machado AK, Gadelha RB, DE Sousa Oliveira D, Ribeiro RM, Silva FAC, Gurgel LA, Medeiros JC, DA Rocha Maciel A, Lopes GS, Vieira RPG, DE Moraes Filho MO, DE Moraes MEA, Khayat AS, Moreira-Nunes CA. Molecular and Clinical Insights in the Increasing Detection of BCR::ABL1 p190+ in Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients. In Vivo 2024; 38:2016-2023. [PMID: 38936913 PMCID: PMC11215616 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm marked by abnormal clonal expansion of hematopoietic progenitor cells, displaying karyotypic aberrations and genetic mutations as prognostic indicators. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European LeukemiaNet guidelines categorize BCR::ABL1 p190+ AML as high risk. This study explored the identification of the increased incidence of BCR::ABL1 p190+ in our AML population. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study included 96 AML patients stratified according to WHO guidelines. Subsequently, patients were screened for genetic abnormalities, such as BCR::ABL1 p 190+, PML::RARA, RUNX1::RUNX1T1, and CBFB::MYH11 by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis. RESULTS Among 96 AML patients, 36 displayed BCR::ABL1 p190+, overcoming the expected global incidence. Age variations (19 to 78 years) showed no significant laboratory differences between BCR::ABL1 p190+ and non-BCR::ABL p190+ cases. The overall survival analysis revealed no statistically significant differences among the patients (p=0.786). CONCLUSION The analyzed population presented a higher frequency of BCR::ABL1 p190+ detection in adult AML patients when compared to what is described in the worldwide literature. Therefore, more studies are needed to establish the reason why this incidence is higher and what the best treatment approach should be in these cases.
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- Flávia Melo Cunha DE Pinho Pessoa
- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Department of Hematology, Fortaleza General Hospital (HGF), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Hematology, Fortaleza General Hospital (HGF), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Hematology, Fortaleza General Hospital (HGF), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oncology Research Center, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil;
- Department of Biological Sciences, Oncology Research Center, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
- Clementino Fraga Group, Central Unity, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Iqbal P, Shahzad A, Shahid Z, Ghori F, Elomri H, Soliman D. An interesting case of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with T315I mutation raising suspicion of de novo AML, a diagnostic conundrum. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e5908. [PMID: 37234472 PMCID: PMC10206018 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder due to translocation between chromosomes (9, 22), known as the "Philadelphia chromosome." In 2016, the World health organization (WHO) introduced a new clinical entity of de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Both diseases share some commonalities, therefore, create a challenge to diagnose.
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- Phool Iqbal
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medicine Critical Care DepartmentHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
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- Department of Internal MedicineReadings HospitalTower HealthReadingPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and CardiologyHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
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- Medical Oncology‐Hematology DepartmentNational Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR)Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)DohaQatar
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- Medical Oncology‐Hematology DepartmentNational Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR)Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)DohaQatar
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- Medical Oncology‐Hematology DepartmentNational Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR)Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)DohaQatar
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Chianese U, Papulino C, Megchelenbrink W, Tambaro FP, Ciardiello F, Benedetti R, Altucci L. Epigenomic machinery regulating pediatric AML: clonal expansion mechanisms, therapies, and future perspectives. Semin Cancer Biol 2023; 92:84-101. [PMID: 37003397 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2023.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease with a genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptional etiology mainly presenting somatic and germline abnormalities. AML incidence rises with age but can also occur during childhood. Pediatric AML (pAML) accounts for 15-20% of all pediatric leukemias and differs considerably from adult AML. Next-generation sequencing technologies have enabled the research community to "paint" the genomic and epigenomic landscape in order to identify pathology-associated mutations and other prognostic biomarkers in pAML. Although current treatments have improved the prognosis for pAML, chemoresistance, recurrence, and refractory disease remain major challenges. In particular, pAML relapse is commonly caused by leukemia stem cells that resist therapy. Marked patient-to-patient heterogeneity is likely the primary reason why the same treatment is successful for some patients but, at best, only partially effective for others. Accumulating evidence indicates that patient-specific clonal composition impinges significantly on cellular processes, such as gene regulation and metabolism. Although our understanding of metabolism in pAML is still in its infancy, greater insights into these processes and their (epigenetic) modulation may pave the way toward novel treatment options. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the function of genetic and epigenetic (mis)regulation in pAML, including metabolic features observed in the disease. Specifically, we describe how (epi)genetic machinery can affect chromatin status during hematopoiesis, leading to an altered metabolic profile, and focus on the potential value of targeting epigenetic abnormalities in precision and combination therapy for pAML. We also discuss the possibility of using alternative epidrug-based therapeutic approaches that are already in clinical practice, either alone as adjuvant treatments and/or in combination with other drugs.
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- Ugo Chianese
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy; Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Pediatric Oncology Department AORN Santobono Pausilipon, 80129, Naples Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy; Biogem Institute of Molecular and Genetic Biology, 83031 Ariano Irpino, Italy; IEOS, Institute for Endocrinology and Oncology "Gaetano Salvatore" (IEOS), 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Development of Therapy Approach in Patient with Chronic Granulocity Leukemia: Case Report. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/sjecr-2018-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chronic granulocytic leukemia (CGL), Ph + is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder, which, due to its specificity for many decades, has attracted the attention of researchers of specialties. This disease was among the first malignant haemopathies that received their “ID card” since molecular precisely defined the basic pathological substrate, that origin of the disease. Over the past decades we have witnessed the evolution of the therapeutic approach in the treatment of from oral cystostatic therapy, radiotherapy, through recombinant interferon alpha (IFN-alpha), haematopoeza stem cell transplantation, to the targeted molecular therapy of the tyrosine inhibitor (TKI).
In this report we present patient with a diagnosis of Ph + in the early chronic phase at the age of 13 all relevant analyzes. During the past 26 years, all modalities of CGL treatment were applied in patients, according to the time period, concluding with the second generation resulting in complete remission of diseases with excellent quality of life and identical expectations for the future, as well as in healthy population.
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Kashima E, Nakano E, Watanabe Y, Imai H, Oka K, Kageyama S, Tanaka I. Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Harboring a Subclone Expressing BCR-ABL1 Fusion Gene Product. Intern Med 2021; 60:3609-3614. [PMID: 34053988 PMCID: PMC8666224 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7335-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with BCR-ABL1, also termed Philadelphia chromosome-positive AML (Ph+ AML), is a rare leukemia subtype classified by the World Health Organization in 2016. The characteristics of Ph+ AML have not been fully identified yet. We herein report a patient with Ph+ AML who phenotypically exhibited megakaryoblastic characteristics, FAB:M7 and harbored a subclone expressing BCR-ABL1 gene fusion products. This case suggests that BCR-ABL1 was acquired as a subclone due to a secondary event that might have occurred late during leukemia evolution. Our findings may aid in deciphering the mechanism underlying Ph+ AML development in future studies.
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- Emiko Kashima
- Department of Hematology, Suzuka Kaisei Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Suzuka Kaisei Hospital, Japan
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- Pathology Division, Mie University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Suzuka Kaisei Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Suzuka Kaisei Hospital, Japan
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Takawira C, Arsuaga-Zorrilla CB, Wilson L, Taguchi T, Dietrich MA, Stout RW, Lopez MJ. Association of Chronic Myelogenous (Basophilic) Leukemia and the BCR/ABL Mutation in a Yucatan Barrow ( Sus scrofa domestica). Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:575199. [PMID: 33251261 PMCID: PMC7674400 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.575199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background: Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a clonal proliferative disorder of the myeloid, megakaryocyte, and erythroid lineages. The onset and subsequent progression of CML is well-described in humans. There is comparably little information surrounding CML progression in veterinary species, including Yucatan miniature swine that are common for preclinical pharmaceutical and device testing. In humans, more than 90% of CML cases are associated with a chromosomal translocation that results in the Philadelphia gene (BCR/ABL mutation). In this report, the presence of the Philadelphia gene in a Yucatan burrow was confirmed in white blood cells collected prior to onset of clinical signs with primers designed from the human BCR/ABL sequence. Case Presentation: A 24 month old, 70 kg, Yucatan barrow received a prefabricated bovine cortical bone xenograft following a unilateral zygomatic ostectomy for a preclinical study. Complete blood count and serum chemistries were performed prior to and 28, 53, 106, and 129 days after facial surgery. Fifty three days after surgery, a bone marrow biopsy was performed due to anorexia, severe basophilia, and mild anemia. A finding of a moderate increase in basophilic precursors in bone marrow cytology was followed by lymphocyte immunophenotyping via flow cytometry and RT-PCR amplification of the Philadelphia gene in white blood cell samples from the affected barrow and an unaffected barrow in the same treatment group. Bone marrow, lymph node, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and adrenal gland lesions of mostly myeloblasts were identified after the affected barrow died 146 days after surgery. Flow cytometry confirmed lymphopenia and suggested basophilia, and RT-PCR established the presence of the BCR/ABL gene. Conclusions: The information in this report confirms the presence of the BCR/ABL mutation and documents progression of chronic myelogenous (basophilic) leukemia from a chronic phase to a terminal blast crisis in an adult Yucatan barrow. The natural occurrence and progression of CML associated with the BCR/ABL mutation in miniature swine establishes potential for future porcine models of human CML. The information also establishes a genetic test to confirm porcine CML to prevent inadvertent attribution of clinical signs to treatment complications during preclinical testing.
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- Catherine Takawira
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for acute myeloid leukemia: A step toward disease control? Blood Rev 2020; 44:100675. [DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Piedimonte M, Ottone T, Alfonso V, Ferrari A, Conte E, Divona M, Bianchi MP, Ricciardi MR, Mirabilii S, Licchetta R, Campagna A, Cicconi L, Galassi G, Pelliccia S, Leporace A, Lo Coco F, Tafuri A. A rare BCR-ABL1 transcript in Philadelphia-positive acute myeloid leukemia: case report and literature review. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:50. [PMID: 30630459 PMCID: PMC6329120 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome results from the reciprocal translocation t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2) and is diagnostic for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). However, this translocation is also found in acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), as well as in rare cases of acute myeloid leukemias (AML). Most patients with CML harbor either the e13a2 or the e14a2 BCR-ABL fusion product, while a small subset of the cases expresses e1a2 or e19a2 transcripts. Moreover, several atypical BCR-ABL1 transcripts, beside the most common e1a2, e13a2 and e14a2, have been described, mainly in patients with CML. However, ALL and de novo AML may also carry BCR-ABL1 atypical transcripts which will confer a poor prognosis. Case presentation A 78-years old male was admitted at our hospital with clinical and laboratory features allowing to make the diagnosis of AML. No evidence of a preceding CML (splenomegaly or basophilia) was found. The karyotype on G-banded metaphases was 46,XY, t(9;22)(q34;q11). While the molecular analysis was ongoing, the patient started treatment based on hydroxyurea followed by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine. The molecular biology analysis revealed the simultaneous presence of the common p190 e1a2 and the rare e6a2 isoforms. Because of persistent pancytopenia and presence of blasts, according to the molecular data, he was then switched to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) treatment. Nevertheless, after 2 months, the patient was still refractory to second line treatment dying because of a pulmonary infection. Conclusion The atypical p190 e6a2 transcript seems to be associated in AML with aggressive disease. TKI therapy alone does not seem to control the disease. Prompt observations on these patients carrying rare BCR-ABL1 transcripts may help to establish optimal treatment approaches on these aggressive BCR-ABL1 phenotypes in different setting of patients.
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- Monica Piedimonte
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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