Article
Leukemogenesis in infants and young children with trisomy 21.
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program - 9 Dec 2022
Roberts Irene
Abstract excerpt
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a greater than 100-fold increased risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (ML) and an approximately 30-fold increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) before their fifth birthday. ML-DS originates in utero and typically presents with a self-limiting, neonatal leukemic syndrome known as transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) that is caused by cooperation between...
Topics
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Child
- Humans
- Child, Preschool
- Down Syndrome
- Leukemoid Reaction
- GATA1 Transcription Factor
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Mutation
