Samples should arrive within the laboratory within 72 hours of collection.
If sample cannot be sent immediately after bleeding, keep in 4 degree fridge and send as soon as possible.
SETBP1 encodes SET-binding protein 1, a binding partner for the multi-functional SET protein, which is involved in apoptosis, transcription, and nucleosome assembly. SETBP1 mutations were present in 24.3% of 70 patients with atypical chronic myeloid leukaemia (aCML), as well as in the closely related disorders unclassified Myelodysplasia/Myeloid Proliferative Neoplasm (MDS/MPN) (3/30, 10%) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML; 3/82, 4%), and in one of four cases of chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL). Atypical CML patient with these mutations had significantly worse prognosis.
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