Acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a variant Philadelphia translocation, der(9), and der(19) chromosomes.
We report here one of 15 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cytogenetically studied, with hypodiploidy, a variant Ph translocation, and der(9) and der(19) chromosomes. The patient, a 14-year-old girl, underwent combination chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation and is still in remission 22 months after transplantation.
Panani
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic of Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, Greece.
Dervenoulas
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Ferti
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Raptis
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D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D014178:Translocation, Genetic