TY - BOOK AU - Mona Hamed Ibrahim AU - Hoda Sadek , AU - Nancy M. Elguindy , AU - Shadia Ragab , TI - Expression of the antiapoptotic gene survivin in acute leukemias / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mona Hamed Ibrahim , KW - Acute leukemias KW - Apoptosis KW - Survivin N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - Acute leukemias are clonal expansions of uncommitted or partially comintted haematopietic precursor cells.Abnormalities in the control of programmed cell death(apoptosis) play an important role in leukemogenesis.Survivin is a member of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins(IAP) family.Survivin prevents apoptosis by blocking caspase activity UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -