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Constitutional abnormalities of chromosome 21 predispose to iAMP21-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2016
Harrison Christine J, Schwab Claire
Abstract excerpt
In addition to Down syndrome, individuals with other constitutional abnormalities of chromosome 21 have an increased risk of developing childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Specifically, carriers of the Robertsonian translocation between chromosomes 15 and 21, rob(15;21) (q10; q10)c, have ∼2,700 increased risk of developing ALL with iAMP21 (intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21). In these...
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