title: Association between t(2;9)(p12;p23) and early B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: We report the occurrence of t(2;9)(p12;p23) in a 20-month-old girl with early B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This translocation has only been reported once before in an adult case of early B-precursor ALL with t(4;11)(q21;q23). We suggest that t(2;9)(p12;p23) may be associated with this particular phenotype of ALL.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shing
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tsoi
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic