B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high mutation burden presenting in a child with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency

Benjamin Oshrine, Nanette H. Grana, Colin Moore, Johnny Nguyen, Melissa Crenshaw, Melissa Edwards, Sumedha Sudhaman, Victoria J. Forster, Uri Tabori

Blood Advances · 2019 · 10 citations · 7 references

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Key Points Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome should be considered in children with acute leukemia and characteristic skin lesions. The high mutation burden of CMMRD-related cancers contributes to treatment resistance, necessitating individualized treatment strategies.

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