SEVERE HYPODIPLOIDY WITH KARYOTYPE INSTABILITY IN A CASE OF ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA

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作者
BETTS, DR
BAUGH, OHA
GIBBONS, B
机构
[1] ST BARTHOLOMEWS HOSP,IMPERIAL CANC RES FUND,DEPT MED ONCOL,LONDON,ENGLAND
[2] BROOMFIELD HOSP,DEPT HAEMATOL,CHELMSFORD,ESSEX,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0165-4608(94)90014-0
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
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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