title: Transient acute monoblastic leukemia with reciprocal (8;16)(p11;p13) translocation.
abstract: The translocation of t(8;16)(p11;p13) has been demonstrated in the blasts of a phenotypically normal newborn baby with acute monoblastic leukemia. No antileukemic therapy was administered and spontaneous, complete remission was observed at 2 months of age. The patient remains well 18 months after the diagnosis and continues to have a normal hemogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Padua University, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sainati
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolcato
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cocito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zanesco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montaldi
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Piovesan
mesh_terms: D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014178:Translocation, Genetic