Severe hypodiploidy with karyotype instability in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet
; 74(2): 147-9, 1994 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-8019960
ABSTRACT
We present a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in an elderly male. A severe hypodiploid karyotype (chromosome range 29-39) was detected with a large amount of cell-to-cell variation, suggesting that the leukemic cells are primarily characterized by chromosomal loss due to karyotypic instability. Severe hypodiploidy is a rare finding in AML but previous similar cases indicate that it confers a very poor prognosis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leucemia Mieloide
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Aneuploidia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article