title: Translocation (2;3)(p13;q26) in two cases of myeloid malignancies. Acute myeloblastic leukemia (M2) and blastic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Two cases of myeloid leukemias (acute [AML M2] and chronic [CMC]), blastic crisis, with identical t(2;3)(p13;q26) are described. These cases had some peculiarities: no significant decrease of blood thrombocyte count in the AML patient and high increase of blood thrombocyte count during blastic phase in the CML patient; dysplastic megakaryocytes in bone marrow and unfavorable course of the disease; and short remission (3 months) in AML and short chronic phase (8 months) in CML. Clinical and morphologic findings in patients with t(2;3)(p13;q26) resembled those in cases with 3q21q26 syndrome or with other chromosome rearrangements involving 3q21 or 3q26.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cytogenetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Fleischman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Volkova
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Frenkel
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Konstantinova
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Kulagina
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Baranov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gordeeva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D011239:Prednisolone; D011241:Prednisone