Article
Poor prognosis of children with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with the t(1;19)(q23;p13): a Pediatric Oncology Group study.
Blood - 1 Jul 1990
Crist W M, Carroll A J, Shuster J J, Behm F G, Whitehead M, Vietti T J, Look A T, Mahoney D, Ragab A, Pullen D J
Abstract excerpt
The prognostic significance of chromosomal translocations, particularly t(1;19) (q23;p13), was evaluated in children with pre-B and early pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Patients were treated on a risk-based protocol of the Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) between February 1986 and May 1989. An abnormal clone was detected in 46% (130 of 285) of pre-B cases and 56% (380 of 679) of early pre-B cases....
Topics
- B-Lymphocytes
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Phenotype
