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Two childhood cases of acute leukemia with t(16;21)(p11.2;q22): second case report of infantile acute lymphoblastic leukemia with unusual type of FUS-ERG chimeric transcript.
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Cancer genetics and cytogenetics [Cancer Genet Cytogenet] 2010 Jul 15; Vol. 200 (2), pp. 180-3. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We report two childhood cases of acute leukemia with t(16;21)(p11.2;q22) and FUS-ERG rearrangements. Patient 1 (14 years old) was initially diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Chromosome study showed a t(16;21)(p11.2;q22) clone in more than one third of the cells analyzed, and further investigation with reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, cloning, and sequencing confirmed FUS-ERG rearrangement (type B). Patient 2 (8 months old) was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on the basis of bone marrow morphology and immunophenotyping. Chromosome study revealed a 45,XY,-16,der(21)t(16;21)(p11.2;q22) in 50% of the cells analyzed. Further studies for the detection of a FUS-ERG chimeric transcript were conducted, and an unusual type of FUS-ERG rearrangement was discovered, which has been reported in only three patients including a 1-year-old infant with ALL. Although more clinical studies are necessary, we believe that a possible association between ALL and a specific type of FUS-ERG fusion transcript might be considered, especially in childhood cases with t(16;21).<br /> (Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-4456
- Volume :
- 200
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer genetics and cytogenetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20620604
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2010.04.009