“…The BC stage of CML is commonly associated with nonrandom secondary chromosomal changes that, in addition to the t(9;22), include +Ph, +8, i(17q), +19, t(3;21)(q26;q22), and t(7;11)(p15;p15) (Prigogina et al,1978; Alimena et al,1987; Blick et al,1987; Melo et al,2003), or with mutations in the TP53, CDKN2A, RB1 , or RAS genes (Ahuja et al,1989; Kelman et al,1989; LeMaistre et al,1989; Feinstein et al,1991; Nakai et al,1992,1994; Mitani et al,1994; Nakai and Misawa,1995; Sill et al,1995; Nakamura et al,1996; Fioretos et al,1999; Beck et al,2000). However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for disease progression in CML have not been fully understood.…”