Two Cases of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(16;21)(p11;q22) and TLS/FUS-ERG Fusion Transcripts / 대한진단검사의학회지
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 390-395, 2009.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Many AML-associated chromosomal abnormalities, such as t(8;21), t(15;17), inv(16), t(9;11), t(9;22) and t(6;9) are well known. The chromosomal aberration of t(16;21)(p11;q22) in AML is rare and it is known to be associated with poor prognosis, young age (median age, 22 yr), and involvement of various subtypes of the French-American-British classification. We report here 2 AML patients with t(16;21)(p11;q22), proved by conventional cytogenetics and/or reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. Erythrophagocytosis by leukemic blasts was observed in both of the cases. One patient was a 24 yr-old male with acute myelomonocytic leukemia. His karyotype was 46,XY,t(16;21)(p11;q22),del(18)(p11.2) and RT-PCR revealed the TLS/FUS-ERG fusion transcripts. Although he received allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation after the first remission, he died 9 months after the initial diagnosis due to relapse of the disease and graft-versus-host disease. The other patient was a 72 yr-old male with acute myeloid leukemia without maturation. His karyotype was 45,XY,-16,add(21)(q22) and the presence of t(16;21)(p11;q22) was detected by RT-PCR. He was transferred to another hospital with no more follow-up. We suggest that the presence of t(16;21)(p11;q22) and/or TLS/FUS-ERG fusion transcripts has to be considered in cases of AML with erythrophagocytosis.
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Main subject:
Translocation, Genetic
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
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Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA-Binding Protein FUS
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Graft vs Host Disease
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Karyotyping
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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