title: Translocation (1;7)(p11;p11): a new myeloproliferative hematologic entity.
abstract: Four cases with myeloproliferative syndromes or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia associated with t(1;7)(p11;p11) are presented. In each case, as in all cases published in the literature, the karyotypes of the affected cells contained two normal chromosomes #1, but only one chromosome #7, with the result that the basic karyotype was 46, -7, +t(1;7). This chromosome change is not geographically restricted, and appears to characterize a group of patients with myeloproliferative disorders and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, including myeloproliferative syndromes, in whom exposure to previous chemotherapy, x-rays, or drugs is in the background history. The t(1;7) in secondary leukemia and myeloproliferative syndromes serves to duplicate the long arm of a chromosome #1 and to rescue the short arm of a chromosome #7.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002900:Chromosomes, Human, 1-3; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic