Unusual findings in two patients with acquired deletions of the long arm of chromosome 5 (5q-).
Two patients with acquired deletions of the long arm of chromosome 5 (5q-) are presented and discussed. For both, clinical and other laboratory tests are highly atypical of patients with haematological malignancy characterized by 5q-. These unusual presentations of the 5q- anomaly further emphasize the heterogeneity of clinical presentations associated with this acquired chromosomal abnormality.
Lishner
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Amato
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Chalvardjian
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Baker
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MA
Fernandes
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B
Pantalony
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Dube
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D000368:Aged; D000753:Anemia, Refractory / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy