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Clinical and cytogenetic remission induced by interferon-α in a patient with chronic eosinophilic leukemia associated with a unique t(3;9;5) translocation
1 Jun 1998
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A patient with chronic eosinophilic leukemia and a unique complex chromosomal translocation 46,XY,t(3;9;5)(q25;q34;q33) who had elevated blood interleukin-5 is reported. Complete cytogenetic remission was induced by interferon-alpha after treatment failure with corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs. Severe cardiopulmonary symptoms due to hypereosinophilia and thromboembolic complication improved dramatically in the...
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