ABSTRACT
We report here two cases of trisomy 13 in acute myeloid leukemia M1 subtype. short-term unstimulated bone marrow and peripheral blood lymphocyte culture showed 47, XY, +13 in all metaphase plates and trisomy 13 was confirmed with whole chromosome paint probes. Trisomy 13 in AML-M1 is a rare numerical abnormality. This is the first Indian report of sole trisomy 13 in AML-M1. Here, we present two cases of elder male patients, which may constitute a distinct subtype.
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Aged , Bone Marrow Cells/cytology , Chromosome Aberrations/genetics , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13/genetics , Humans , Lymphocytes/blood , Lymphocytes/cytology , India/epidemiology , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/diagnosis , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics , Male , Trisomy/geneticsABSTRACT
t(8;21)(q22;q22) is the most frequently observed karyotypic abnormality associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), specifically in FAB-M2. Short-term unstimulated bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood lymphocyte culture showed 47,XX, +4,t(8;21) in all metaphase plates; and interphase and metaphase results of AML-ETO fusion was positive and trisomy of 4 was confirmed with WCP probes. Trisomy 4 in AML with t(8;21) is a rare numerical abnormality. Here we present such case of patient which may constitute a distinctive subtype.