title: Acute myelogenous leukemia with translocation t(8;21): a cytogenetic study of seven cases.
abstract: Seven cases of acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia showing t(8;21)(q22;q22) at diagnosis are described. Involvement of a sex chromosome was found in all patients (in six cases as a loss, and in one as a Y duplication), thus, confirming the suggestion of a correlation between these two chromosomal abnormalities. The constitutional folic acid-sensitive fragile site fra(8)(q22) was not detected, in spite of careful analysis of over 300 metaphases of cells grown in folic acid-free medium. Morphologic diagnoses and clinical aspects are briefly discussed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sessarego
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mareni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panarello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garrè
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frassoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boccaccio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ajmar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002904:Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic