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Chromosomal change during 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) therapy in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: the growth of a 6-MP-refractory clone that already exists at onset.
Leukemia - 1 Mar 2006
Matsuda K, Matsuzaki S, Miki J, Hidaka E, Yanagisawa R, Nakazawa Y, Sakashita K, Kamijo T, Asami K, Sano K, Koike K
Abstract excerpt
Among 11 JMML children, two had an abnormal karyotype, and nine had a normal karyotype at onset. In one patient with trisomy 8 and four patients with a normal karyotype, a new clone with an aberrant karyotype emerged 1-14 months after 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) therapy as shown by G-banding analyses. Fluorescence in situ hybridization disclosed that an abnormal clone existed in approximately 3-6% of bone marrow...
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