title: Chromosomal abnormalities in acute leukemias.
abstract: Conventional cytogenetic techniques are the standard for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with AML and ALL. Some characteristic translocations associated with various groups of AML diagnoses, such as t(8;21), t(15;17), and inv(16) for M2, M3, and M4eo, respectively, have been recognized for years. The most common cytogenetic abnormality found in childhood ALL and hyperdiploid adult ALL is t(9;22). Future directions include increased use of FISH and molecular diagnostic techniques. The clinical cytogenetics laboratory plays a major role in the diagnosis and management of AML and ALL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Glassman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000235:genetics; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*