Clinical remission following ascorbate treatment in a case of acute myeloid leukemia with mutations in TET2 and WT1

Blood Cancer Journal - Tập 9 Số 10
Andrew B. Das1, Purvi M. Kakadia2, Damian Wojcik3, Lucy Pemberton4, Peter Browett2, Stefan K. Bohlander2, Margreet C.M. Vissers1
1Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
2Leukaemia & Blood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
3Northland Environmental Health Clinic, 2 Dip Rd, Kamo, Whangarei, New Zealand
4Southern Blood and Cancer Service, Southern District Health Board, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand

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