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Transient neonatal myeloproliferative disorder without Down syndrome and detection of GATA1 mutation.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jan 2005
Magalhães Isis Quezado, Splendore Alessandra, Emerenciano Mariana, Córdoba Mara Santos, Córdoba Jose Carlos, Allemand Paula Azevedo, Ferrari Iris, Pombo-de-Oliveira Maria S
Abstract excerpt
Transient myeloproliferative disorder is a form of self-limited leukemia that occurs almost exclusively in neonates with Down syndrome. The authors report an unusual case of a newborn without constitutional trisomy 21 who developed undifferentiated leukemia and subsequently achieved clinical and molecular remission without chemotherapy. Cytogenetics and molecular analysis have shown trisomy 21 and GATA1 mutation...
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