Translocation (8;17)(p21;q21), a possible variant of t(15;17), in acute promyelocytic leukemia.

doi:10.1016/0165-4608(94)90115-5

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Translocation (8;17)(p21;q21), a possible variant of t(15;17), in acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Jan 1994

Miura I, Nishinari T, Hashimoto K, Nimura T, Miura S, Miura A B

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We report a 64-year old man with typical features of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) [M3, French-American-British (FAB) classification] in whom a variant, t(8;17)(p21;q21), was detected. This is the second case of the same variant translocation to be reported. The breakpoint on 17q was similar...

Topics

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
Genetic Variation
Humans
Karyotyping
Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute
Male
Middle Aged
Translocation, Genetic

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