title: A summary of cytogenetic, morphologic, and clinical data on t(8q - ;21q+) and t(15q + ;17q-) translocation leukemias in Japan.
abstract: Cytogenetic, morphologic, and clinical data of 33 acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) patients with t(8q - ;21q+) and 19 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) were collected from seven laboratories in Japan. The latter class included 18 patients with t(15q + ;17q-) and one with a normal karyotype. The t(8q - ;21q+) and t(15q + ;17q-) translocations were each shown to be associated with a specific type of ANLL, namely, AML-M2 and APL-M3, respectively. No patient with APL had the M3 variant. The t(8q - ;21q+) translocation seems to be more common as an abnormality in ANLL in Japan as compared to findings in other countries. The high incidence of t(15q + ;17q-) among Japanese patients with APL indicated in this study, however, still awaits confirmation.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15 / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002902:Chromosomes, Human, 16-18 / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002904:Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007938:Leukemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D011379:Prognosis; D014178:Translocation, Genetic