title: Pentasomy 8 in acute monoblastic leukemia.
abstract: We report a case of pentasomy of chromosome 8 in 30-year-old man with de novo acute monoblastic leukemia (FAB AML M5a).
authors.affiliation: Haematology Department, University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monk
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000782:Aneuploidy; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male