A second case of hexasomy 8 in myelodysplastic syndrome.
Tetrasomy 8 is a rare form of acquired aneuploidy found exclusively in the myeloid leukemias. Hexasomy 8 is even rarer: only one case has been reported, thus far. We describe here the second case of hexasomy 8 as the sole abnormality in an elderly female patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Beverstock
G C
GC
Department of Clinical Cytogenetics, State University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
Wessels
H W
HW
Mollevanger
P
P
den Ottolander
G J
GJ
Gottlieb
D J
DJ
D000368:Aged; D000782:Aneuploidy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000502:physiology; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy