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Genetic mutations link could lead to new therapies for AML

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Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York have found a link between two genetic mutations in a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia, which could lead to new ways to treat the disease.

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