Near-octaploidy in essential thrombocythemia.
We report a case of essential thrombocythemia which on cytogenetic analysis showed an abnormal clone with near-octaploidy. Such hyperploidy is extremely unusual in clonal hematologic abnormalities. The possible significance of this finding is discussed.
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Hematology Section, University Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000782:Aneuploidy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011123:Polyploidy; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000235:genetics*