Article
Williams-Beuren Syndrome and Burkitt Leukemia.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jan 2013
Zhukova Nataliya, Naqvi Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
Williams-Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is associated with constitutional deletion of 7q11.23, which includes the elastin gene. Cytogenetic abnormalities of chromosome 7 are frequently described in several human malignancies. Here, we report Burkitt Leukemia in an 8-year-old boy with WBS. In this patient, constitutional deletion of chromosome 7q11.23 including BCL7B was confirmed. WBS may predispose patients to Burkitt...
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