Translocation (15;17) in acute promyelocytic leukemia in Germany.
We report on the cytogenetic findings in six cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia, studied in two different cytogenetic laboratories in Germany. A t(15;17) was detected in three cases. This finding reveals that the t(15;17) in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia type FAB M3 also exists in Germany as a nonrandom anomaly and indicates that it occurs with high frequency in this country.
Innere Universitäts- und Poliklinik (Tumorforschung), West German Tumor Center Essen, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014178:Translocation, Genetic