Mutant genes in high-risk childhood leukaemias identified

A research team has pinpointed a new class of gene mutations, which identify cases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) that have a high risk of relapse and death. The finding suggests specific drugs that could treat this high-risk leukaemia subtype in children, particularly because such drugs are already in clinical trials for similar blood diseases in adults...

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