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Risk for leukemia in infants without Down syndrome who have transient myeloproliferative disorder.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 May 2006
Cushing Thomas, Clericuzio Carol L, Wilson Carla S, Taub Jeffrey W, Ge Yubin, Reichard Kaaren K, Winter Stuart S
Abstract excerpt
Transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) occurs in 10% of infants with Down syndrome (DS). Down syndrome infants with resolved TMD may later develop acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMKL). In these patients, AMKL is associated with somatic mutations in the X-linked transcription factor gene, GATA1. AMKL also has been described after TMD in children without DS. We report on a non-DS child identified with trisomy...
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