title: Two balanced and novel chromosomal translocations in myeloid malignancies. characterization by multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization.
abstract: We describe two novel chromosomal translocations in two cases of leukemia in which these translocations were further characterized as the sole acquired karyotypic abnormality by mutliplex fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH). They comprised a case of acute myeloid leukemia with t(6;10)(q21;p12) and a case of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with t(5;12)(q34;q24). To the best of our knowledge, these two balanced translocations are novel and are hitherto unrecognized in hematologic malignancies. While the clinical and pathogenic significance of these translocations remains to be defined, the present report illustrates that M-FISH technology contributes to the exclusion of subtle or cryptic translocations in sole karyotypic aberrations and the confirmation of novel chromosomal arrangements in neoplastic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, People's Republic of, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: T S K
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic