A role for RUNX1 in hematopoiesis and myeloid leukemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 726-734

  Ichikawa, Motoshi ^a   Yoshimi, Akihide ^a   Nakagawa, Masahiro ^a   Nishimoto, Nahoko ^a   Watanabe Okochi, Naoko ^a   Kurokawa, Mineo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hematopoiesis; Hematopoietic stem cells; Leukemia; Megakaryocytes; RUNX1

Indexed keywords

4 (2 AMINOETHYLAMINO) 1,8 DIMETHYLIMIDAZO[1,2 A]QUINOXALINE; BORTEZOMIB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1;

HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEM CELL EXPANSION; THROMBOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, LEUKEMIC; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MEGAKARYOCYTES; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 84879137567     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: 18653774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-013-1347-3     Document Type: Review

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