title: Acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17): a case study.
abstract: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL with t15;17) is a disease characterized by abnormal proliferation of promyelocytic cells in the peripheral blood and bone marrow, along with coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia. It is a variation of AML that frequently exhibits a typical chromosomal translocation. Laboratory analysis and confirmatory testing for the fusion gene make diagnosis and treatment of APL with t(15;17) possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Floyd
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Josephat
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pruett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male