Refractory anemia with monosomy 2 and a double minute chromosome.
We present a case of refractory anemia with monosomy 2 in the 41 cells of the bone marrow studied and a double minute chromosome (dmin) in 68% of these cells. The illness developed over a period of 3 years and the patient died of cerebral hemorrhage without developing leukemia.
D000753:Anemia, Refractory / Q000235:genetics*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008875:Middle Aged; D009006:Monosomy; D011379:Prognosis
D005819:Genetic Markers