title: [Cytogenetic and clinical analysis of -7/7q- abnormalities in acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome].
abstract: The objective was to study the incidence and prognosis significance of -7/7q- abnormalities in acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Conventional cytogenetic analysis of R-band was used to test -7/7q- chromosome abnormalities in 410 patients with acute leukemia (AL), in 71 cases of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and in 36 cases of chronic myelogenous leukemia in accelerated phase (CML-AP). The results showed that the incidences of -7/7q- abnormalities in AL, MDS and CML-AP patients were 4.88%, 9.86% and 8.33% respectively. The -7/7q- abnormalities could be found in acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), incidences of which were 4.70% and 6.25% (P > 0.05) respectively. 9 cases had -7 or 7q- as the sole chromosome abnormalities, 22 cases showed other additional chromosome abnormalities: -X, -5, +8, t(3; 3), t(11;16) and t(2;11). Monosomy -7 and 7q- abnormality clone was found in one patient with MDS-RAEB, and the number of cells with -7 abnormality was greater than that of 7q- abnormality cells. Four patients acquired CR among 7 patients with ALL after chemotherapy, but 2 out of 13 patients with AML achieved CR while 6 out of 7 patients with MDS transformed into AL. No patients with CML-AP achieved CR. In conclusion, -7/7q- is a frequent aberration in hematologic malignancies as well as AML and ALL. The monosomy -7 and 7q-abnormalities were detected in the same patient. The patients with -7/7q- abnormalities show poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Wen-Yuan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Zhi-Mei
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ji-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality