Late appearance of t(5;12)(q31;p12) in acute myeloid leukemia associated with eosinophilia.
We report here a case of acute myeloid leukemia with eosinophilia and t(5;12)(q31;p12) at the second relapse. This cytogenetic anomaly is thus associated with one step toward leukemia and eosinophilia.
Yahata
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
Ohyashiki
K
K
Ohyashiki
J H
JH
Kimura
Y
Y
Miyazawa
K
K
Kodama
A
A
Fukutake
K
K
Toyama
K
K
D000328:Adult; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 / Q000235:genetics*; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 / Q000235:genetics*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*