A tyrosine kinase created by fusion of the PDGFRA and FIP1L1 genes as a therapeutic target of imatinib in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.

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Summary

The acquisition of a T674I resistance mutation at the time of relapse demonstrates that FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha is the target of imatinib, and data indicate that the deletion of genetic material may result in gain-of-function fusion proteins.

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2003-03-27
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Imatinib, Hypereosinophilic syndrome, Medicine, PDGFRA, Fusion gene

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