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A rare case of GATA1 negative chemoresistant acute megakaryocytic leukemia in an 8-month-old infant with trisomy 21.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Jul 2010
Stepensky Polina, Brooks Rebecca, Waldman Elisha, Revel-Vilk Shoshana, Izraeli Shai, Resnick Igor, Weintraub Michael
Abstract excerpt
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a unique form of acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMKL) characterized by the presence of mutations in the GATA1 gene leading to increased chemosensitivity and a favorable outcome. We describe an 8-month-old male with DS who was diagnosed with AMKL without a mut...
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