The complexity of p73 isoforms in human neoplasia
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Abbreviations: acute lymphoblastic leukemias, (ALLs); acute myeloid leukemia, (AML); arsenic trioxide, (ATO); B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, (B-CLL); blast crisis, (BC); chronic lymphocytic leukemias, (CLL); CML-Acceleration Phase/Blast Crisis, (CML/AP/BC); CML-Bone Marrow Transplantation patients, (CML-BMT); CML-Chronic Phase patients, (CML/CP); DNA binding domain, (DBD); dominant-negative proteins, (∆N-p); multiple myeloma, (MM); oligomerization domain, (OD); peripheral blood leukocyte, (PBL); RAR elements, (RARE); retinoic acid, (RA); sterile α motif, (SAM); transactivation domain, (TAD)
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