1. [Suspicion of constitutional abnormality at diagnosis of childhood leukemia: Update of the leukemia committee of the French Society of Childhood Cancers].
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Strullu M, Cousin E, de Montgolfier S, Fenwarth L, Gachard N, Arnoux I, Duployez N, Girard S, Guilmatre A, Lafage M, Loosveld M, Petit A, Perrin L, Vial Y, and Saultier P
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- Child, Humans, Family, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Neoplasms, Leukemia diagnosis, Leukemia genetics, Leukemia therapy, Down Syndrome
- Abstract
The spectrum of childhood leukemia predisposition syndromes has grown significantly over last decades. These predisposition syndromes mainly involve CEBPA, ETV6, GATA2, IKZF1, PAX5, RUNX1, SAMD9/SAMD9L, TP53, RAS-MAPK pathway, DNA mismatch repair system genes, genes associated with Fanconi anemia, and trisomy 21. The clinico-biological features leading to the suspicion of a leukemia predisposition are highly heterogeneous and require varied exploration strategies. The study of the initial characteristics of childhood leukemias includes high-throughput sequencing techniques, which have increased the frequency of situations where a leukemia predisposing syndrome is suspected. Identification of a leukemia predisposition syndrome can have a major impact on the choice of chemotherapy, the indication for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and screening for associated malformations and pathologies. The diagnosis of a predisposition syndrome can also lead to the exploration of family members and genetic counseling. Diagnosis and management should be based on dedicated and multidisciplinary care networks., (Copyright © 2024 Société Française du Cancer. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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