Leukemia cells were obtained from the peripheral blood (PB) of AML patients who had a blast population of more than 80% in their PB at diagnosis before chemotherapy (Supplementary Table 2). After ...

The oncogene EVI1 causes an aggressive type of leukemia, but its exact function has been a mystery. A research team led by scientists from Vienna now showed that EVI1's cancer causing effect relies on ...

Since its discovery close to 25 years ago, the EVI1 gene has emerged as a major player in many different types of cancer, including leukemia and tumors of the breast, prostate and colon, among other ...

The EVI1 gene may be single-handedly at fault for acute myeloid leukemia, according to research published in Nature Communications. The researchers were able to show, using a mouse model, how EVI1 ...