Article
Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (AMKL) and transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) in Down syndrome: a multi-step model of myeloid leukaemogenesis.
British journal of haematology - 1 Oct 2009
Roy Anindita, Roberts Irene, Norton Alice, Vyas Paresh
Abstract excerpt
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a marked increase in susceptibility to Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukaemia (DS-AMKL) and the closely linked neonatal preleukaemic syndrome, Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder (DS-TMD). The distinct stages of DS-TMD and DS-AMKL provide an excellent tractable model to study leukaemogenesis. This review focuses on recent studies describing clinical, haematological and biological...
Topics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Down Syndrome
- GATA1 Transcription Factor
- Humans
- Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
- Models, Genetic
- Mutation
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Preleukemia
