Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and SALL4 and BMI-1 gene expression

Sal-like protein 4 transcription factor (SALL4) and B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (BMI-1) gene were reported to cause treatment failure and relapse in several malignancies. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of SALL4 and BMI-1 in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).This prospective cohort study was carried out on 60 children with ALL as the patient group and 60 age- and sex-matched children...