Congenital acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia with translocation (9;18).
Chromosome analysis is becoming an increasingly important tool in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood malignancies. This report illustrates a new translocation t(9;18) in a neonate with congenital acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, which predicted a bone marrow relapse in a normal appearing bone marrow.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D007938:Leukemia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic