Search for dissertations about: "Bcr"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 61 swedish dissertations containing the word Bcr.
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1. Molecular Genetic Studies of Ph-positive Leukemias and the BCR and ABL Genes
Abstract : In the present thesis molecular genetic methods were used to address different biological and clinical aspects of Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome-positive leukemias and the BCR and ABL genes. In the first study, children with Ph-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) were found to have essentially the same breakpoint locations in BCR as adults, a pattern which differs from the one seen in Ph-positive acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL). READ MORE
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2. Molecular and functional studies of the BCR/ABL1 fusion gene
Abstract : The BCR/ABL1 fusion gene is associated with chronic myeloid leukemia and a subgroup of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The general aim of this thesis was to increase the understanding of BCR/ABL1-induced leukemogenesis by molecular and functional studies of this fusion gene. READ MORE
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3. Mucins, Cystic Fibrosis and PDZ protein interactions
Abstract : Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is caused and characterized by mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene. The dominating feature of the disease is mucus accumulation on mucosal surfaces, but no direct functional connection between mucus and CFTR is known. READ MORE
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4. Molecular Monitoring of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Imatinib Mesylate
Abstract : The BCR-ABL fusion gene product is a constitutively activated tyrosine kinase, which is fundamental in the pathogenesis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Imatinib mesylate (imatinib, Glivec® or Gleevec®), a small molecule inhibitor of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase, is now the first-line treatment for all newly diagnosed chronic phase CML patients. READ MORE
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5. The Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1) and leukemia -new insights and further complexity
Abstract : The Wilms tumor gene 1 (WT1) encodes a zinc-finger containing transcription factor which is highly expressed in immature hematopoietic progenitor cells. A high expression of WT1 and the presence of somatic mutations in acute leukemia indicate a role for WT1 in the pathogenesis of leukemia. READ MORE