1. Brent Hoffman

2. HOXA9 is one of the HOX transcription factors regulating Anterior to Posterior patterning in early development

3. HOXA9 regulates bone marrow stem cell proliferation and cells differentiate as HOXA9 expression decreases

4. HOXA9 -/- bone marrow cells showed inhibited ability to repopulate in vitro after hematopoietic stress

5. Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow affecting white blood cell proliferation and differentiation

6. In AML, a translocation joins HOXA9 to NUP98

7. Fusion of the NUP98 gene to HOXA9 induces AML in mice cells

8. Current treatment for AML is divided into two phases: remission induction and post-remission therapy

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