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Aneuploidy in cancer: lessons from acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Aneuploidy, the gain or loss of chromosomes in a cell, is a hallmark of cancer. Although our understanding of the contribution of aneuploidy to cancer initiation and progression is incomplete, significant progress has been made in uncovering the cellular consequences of aneuploidy and how aneuploid cancer cells self-adapt to promote tumorigenesis. Aneuploidy is physiologically associated with significant cellular stress but, paradoxically, it favors tumor progression. Although more common in solid tumors, different forms of aneuploidy represent the initiating oncogenic lesion in patients with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), making B-ALL an excellent model for studying the role of aneuploidy in tumorigenesis. We review the molecular mechanisms underlying aneuploidy and discuss its contributions to B-ALL initiation and progression.
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MOLINA, Òscar, et al. Aneuploidy in cancer: lessons from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Trends In Cancer. 2021. Vol. 7, num. 1, pags. 37-47. ISSN 2405-8025. [consulted: 8 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/219057