Prominin-1 (CD133) is essential for the determination of the phenotype of Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia.
The human PROMININ-1 (PROM-1, CD133), detected by its AC133 epitope, is expressed on the surface of leukemia-initiating cells of Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) leukemia cells. Ninety-five percent of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cases are Ph+. Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) accounts for twenty-five to...