Mutations in Single Gene Predict Poor Outcomes in Adult Leukemia; Discovery May Guide Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Washington University Study
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2010) — Decoding the DNA of a woman who died of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has led researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to a gene that they found to be commonly altered in many patients who died quickly of the disease.