Overexpression of CHK1 and CHK2 in pediatric patients of B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia

نویسندگان

1 Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Deputy of Management and Resources Development, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

6 School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

7 Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.18502/ijpho.v13i4.13769
چکیده

Background: Despite breakthroughs in the development of chemotherapy drugs to treat pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the relapse rate remains a major therapeutic challenge, requiring more detailed characterization of molecular elements underlying disease development and resistance to treatment. Checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) and checkpoint kinase 2 (CHK2) are two critical mediators of the ...