{
  "id": 5145469,
  "title": "Researchers identify the world's first cell line with the KMT2A::SEPTIN6 fusion gene",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/researchers-identify-the-worlds-first-cell-line-with-the-kmt2a",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:20:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-world-cell-line-kmt2aseptin6-fusion.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures have, for the first time, identified a model cell line for a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). \"The KOPM-88 cell line is, to date, the first and only known cell line worldwide to carry the KMT2A::SEPTIN6 fusion gene,\" explains Dr. Stefan Nagel, head of the Molecular Genetics research group in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}