title: Two cases of de novo precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with t(14;18), but without cytogenetic evidence of an associated Burkitt's or Burkitt's variant translocation.
abstract: This study reports two cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia of precursor B-cell type. The cases were associated with a t(14;18), but no evidence of a Burkitt's-type translocation was found. There was also no evidence of a preexisting follicular lymphoma. This cytogenetic variety of acute lymphoblastic leukemia has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Hematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Collett
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Begley
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sammann
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Garson
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic