Haematologica, Vol 90, Issue 3, 412-413
Copyright © 2005 by Ferrata Storti Foundation
Low frequency of exon 3 PTPN11 mutations in adult de novo acute myeloid leukemia. Analysis of a consecutive series of 173 patients
J Nomdedeu,
MT Carricondo,
A Lasa,
G Perea,
A Aventin,
and
J Sierra
A total of 173 samples obtained from adult patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were assayed for exon 3 PTPN11 mutations by single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and direct sequencing. Only three monocytic leukemias had point mutations (1.73%).