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Constitutional trisomy 8p11.21-q11.21 mosaicism: a germline alteration predisposing to myeloid leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Oct 2011
Ripperger Tim, Tauscher Marcel, Praulich Inka, Pabst Brigitte, Teigler-Schlegel Andrea, Yeoh Allen, Göhring Gudrun, Schlegelberger Brigitte, Flotho Christian, Niemeyer Charlotte M, Steinemann Doris
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML) is a unique myeloproliferative disorder of early childhood. Frequently, mutations in NRAS, KRAS, PTPN11, NF1 or CBL are found in these patients. Monosomy 7 is the most common cytogenetic aberration. To identify submicroscopic genomic copy number alterations, 20 JMML samples were analysed by comparative genomic hybridization. Ten out of 20 samples displayed additional...
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