del(2)(p23) as a sole abnormality in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.
We report a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) [FAB-M5a] showing a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 2 at band p23 as a sole abnormality in the bone marrow cells. This abnormality deserves to be considered as an established nonrandom entity in AML.
Sundareshan
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Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, 560 029, Bangalore, India. tssundri@vsnl.com
Madhumathi
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Appaji
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D002648:Child; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male