title: Burkitt-type ALL with variant t(2;8) and complex additional rearrangements at diagnosis.
abstract: We describe a case of Burkitt-type acute lymphoblastic leukemia (L3 according to the classification FAB) with a variant t(2;8)(p12;q24) and additional chromosomal abnormalities at diagnosis. The karyotype was 47,X,Xq+,t(2;8)(p12;q24),7q+,12p+,+mar. The literature on chromosome rearrangements associated with t(2;8) in L3 leukemias has been reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014178:Translocation, Genetic