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Poor outcome in a pediatric patient with acute myeloid leukemia associated with a variant t(8;21) and trisomy 6.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Feb 2009
Kelly Michael J, Meloni-Ehrig Aurelia M, Manley Peter E, Altura Rachel A
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RUNX1T1/RUNX1 (formerly ETO/AML1) is a molecular marker that is usually associated with a favorable outcome in both pediatric and adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We describe a 10-year-old girl with AML associated with an RUNX1T1/RUNX1 fusion. The patient's karyotype at the time of diagnosis was 46,X,-X,t(4;21;8)(q25;q22;q22),+6. She had an early relapse while being treated on a standard protocol...
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