title: Acute myeloid leukemia with a novel (7;11)(q36;q13) translocation.
abstract: A 79-year-old female presented with acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation. Cytogenetic studies showed a previously undescribed abnormality of t(7;11)(q36;q13). The significance of the involvement of 11q13 in the pathogenesis of myeloid leukemia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 / Q000235:genetics*; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*