t(9;11)(p21;q22) Translocation in acute monoblastic leukemia M5A-FAB.
A patient with acute monoblastic leukemia (M5A-FAB) with a karyotype 48, XX, +2, +8, t(9;11)(p21;q22) is reported. This new case confirms that the t(9;11) translocation is a characteristic marker in some cases of M5-FAB (French-American-British classification) leukemias.
D000328:Adult; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic