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Both hypodiploidy and deletion of chromosome 13 independently confer poor prognosis in multiple myeloma
29 Aug 2002
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Complete or partial deletion of chromosome 13 or translocations involving 13q (delta13) by conventional cytogenetic analysis confers a poor prognosis in multiple myeloma (MM) patients, even with timely application of tandem autologous transplants. It was recently suggested that the prognostic significance of delta13 is related to its frequent association with hypodiploidy but by itself does not have a poor...
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