title: A second case of hexasomy 8 in myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Cytogenetics, State University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Beverstock
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wessels
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mollevanger
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: den Ottolander
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: 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