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AML with mutated NPM1 carrying a normal or aberrant karyotype show overlapping biologic, pathologic, immunophenotypic, and prognostic features.
Blood - 1 Oct 2009
Haferlach Claudia, Mecucci Cristina, Schnittger Susanne, Kohlmann Alexander, Mancini Marco, Cuneo Antonio, Testoni Nicoletta, Rege-Cambrin Giovanna, Santucci Antonella, Vignetti Marco, Fazi Paola, Martelli Maria Paola, Haferlach Torsten, Falini Brunangelo
Abstract excerpt
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with mutated NPM1 usually carries normal karyotype (NK), but it may harbor chromosomal aberrations whose significance remains unclear. We addressed this question in 631 AML patients with mutated/cytoplasmic NPM1. An abnormal karyotype (AK) was present in 93 of 631 cases (14.7%), the most frequent abnormalities being +8, +4, -Y, del(9q), +21. Chromosome aberrations in NPM1-mutated AML...
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