Hairy cell leukemia causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2], James Nasr [3]; Grammar Reviewer: Natalie Harpenau, B.S.[4]

Overview

Hairy cell leukemia may be caused by mutations in the BRAF gene.

Causes

Causes of Hairy cell leukemia may include:

Hairy cell leukemia is caused by a mutation in the BRAF V600E gene mutation.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Tiacci E, Trifonov V, Schiavoni G, Holmes A, Kern W, Martelli MP, Pucciarini A, Bigerna B, Pacini R, Wells VA, Sportoletti P, Pettirossi V, Mannucci R, Elliott O, Liso A, Ambrosetti A, Pulsoni A, Forconi F, Trentin L, Semenzato G, Inghirami G, Capponi M, Di Raimondo F, Patti C, Arcaini L, Musto P, Pileri S, Haferlach C, Schnittger S, Pizzolo G, Foà R, Farinelli L, Haferlach T, Pasqualucci L, Rabadan R, Falini B (June 2011). “BRAF mutations in hairy-cell leukemia”. N. Engl. J. Med. 364 (24): 2305–15. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1014209. PMC 3689585. PMID 21663470.
↑ Boyd EM, Bench AJ, van ‘t Veer MB, Wright P, Bloxham DM, Follows GA, Scott MA (December 2011). “High resolution melting analysis for detection of BRAF exon 15 mutations in hairy cell leukaemia and other lymphoid malignancies”. Br. J. Haematol. 155 (5): 609–12. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08868.x. PMID 21910720.

Overview