title: Cytogenetics investigation in childhood chronic myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Cytogenetics investigations, mostly from peripheral blood, were carried out in 30 children with CML. Amongst a sample of 30 patients, 18 had chronic myeloid leukemia of adult variety (ACML), while the remaining 12 children had the juvenile type of chronic myeloid leukemia (JCML). Sixteen (88.9%) out of the 18 patients suffering from ACML tested positive for the classical Philadelphia chromosome translocation t(9; 22). Of the remaining two ACML patients, one tested positive for t(9; 13; 22) while no visible chromosomal changes were observed in the other patient. The activity of Nucleolar Organizer Region (NOR) was significantly reduced in 11 (61.1%) of the 18 patients suffering from ACML, when compared to that of 21 normal healthy controls. Ten out of the 12 patients suffering from JCML had normal karyotypes, while monosomy 8 and 21 q deletion were seen in the remaining two patients respectively. Amongst the 30 CML patients, chromosomal abnormalities were observed in 19 patients. Variant Philadelphia chromosome translocation (9; 13; 22) and monosomy B were observed in ACML and JCML, respectively. In two ACML patients, cytogenetic studies were helpful in diagnosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Genetics, University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chinnappan
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Choudhry
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Arya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009697:Nucleolus Organizer Region; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D014178:Translocation, Genetic