title: Case report: acute promyelocytic leukemia with +der(17)t(15;17) detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
abstract: We describe an unusual case of acute promyelocytic leukemia with +der(17)t(15;17) as the additional cytogenetic abnormality and with t(15;17) defined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using a PML/RARA dual color, dual fusion translocation probe. By performing a step-by-step, complementary approach to evaluate unusual chromosomal abnormalities, we detected RARA/PML fusion on a marker chromosome similar to chromosome 17.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 62 Youido-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu, St Mary's Hospital, Seoul, 150-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Myungshin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jihyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Yonggoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyungja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Seok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chang Kee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000378:metabolism; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; C093476:promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion oncoprotein