The AML-1/CBF beta transcription factor complex is targeted by both the t(8;21) and the inv(16) chromosomal alterations, which are frequently observed in acute myelogenous leukemia. AML-1 is a site-specific DNA-binding protein that recognizes the enhancer core motif TGTGGT. The t(8;21) translocation fuses the first 177 amino acids of AML-1 to MTG8 (also known as ETO), generating a chimeric prot...

patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia (aml) with monosomy 7 are a group of patients with refractory aml who have a very poor prognosis. therefore, rationally designed new therapies, including metronomic chemotherapy regimen with histidine deacetylase inhibitors (valporic acid, atra) are being investigated as potential treatments for the population of refractory cases of aml. herein, we repo...

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that is associated with a poor prognosis and for which no targeted therapies currently exist. In order to improve preclinical testing for TNBC that relies primarily on using human xenografts in immunodeficient mice, we have developed a novel immunocompetent syngeneic murine tumor transplant model for basal-like tripl...

Background: The National Eye Institute 39-Question Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-39) is an indicator of vision-related quality of life (QoL). The NEI VFQ-39 is used to assess the QoL in patients with non-infectious posterior uveitis, intermediate uveitis, or panuveitis, treated with subconjunctival (SCJ) or intravitreal (IVT) sirolimus as an immunomodulatory therapeutic (IMT) agent, de...

To report the tolerance of indinavir combined with ritonavir (IDV/r 800/100 mg) twice daily (bid) in sub-Saharan African HIV-infected adults. HAART-naives patients started zidovudine plus lamivudine plus IDV/r 800/100 mg bid. Follow-up included standardized documentation of morbidity, CD4(+) cell count, creatininemia, plasma HIV-1 RNA, and IDV minimal plasma concentration (C(min)) measurements ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Different experimental models have been used to illustrate hemodynamic and metabolic changes during hemorrhagic shock. This study aimed at observing hemodynamic and metabolic behaviors during a sequential and progressive model of hemorrhagic shock in dogs to determine which indices are earlier changed. METHODS The study involved 13 dogs under total intravenous anesth...

Acidovorax citrulli causes bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of cucurbits, a disease that threatens the cucurbit industry worldwide. Despite the economic importance of BFB, little is known about pathogenicity and fitness strategies of the bacterium. We have observed the phenomenon of phenotypic variation in A. citrulli. Here we report the characterization of phenotypic variants (PVs) of two strains,...

abstract background leukemia is one of the most common tumors in children and it is divided up into two main groups acute and chronic leukemia. the acute leukemia is more prevalent than chronic in children. generally acute type is included acute lymphoid leukemia (all) and acute myeloid leukemia (aml). in this study, patients with leukemia who were admitted in talghani hospital of gorgan were e...

The World Health Organization classification of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is hierarchically structured and integrates genetics, data on patients' history, and multilineage dysplasia (MLD). The category "AML with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)-related changes" (AML-MRC) is separated from "AML not otherwise specified" (AML-NOS) by presence of MLD, MDS-related cytogenetics, or history of MDS or...

Dear Editor, The WHO 2008 classification of myeloid neoplasms lists the following three diagnostic criteria for AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (MRC): AML arising from a previously diagnosed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or MDS/myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), AML with an MDS-related cytogenetic abnormality, and AML with multi-lineage dysplasia [1]. However, a history of Philadelphia...