del(2)(p23) as a sole abnormality in a case of acute myeloid leukemia

T S Sundareshan; D S Madhumathi; L Appaji

doi:10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00631-8

del(2)(p23) as a sole abnormality in a case of acute myeloid leukemia

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2002 Apr 15;134(2):172-4. doi: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00631-8.

Authors

T S Sundareshan¹, D S Madhumathi, L Appaji

Affiliation

¹ Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, 560 029, Bangalore, India. tssundri@vsnl.com

PMID: 12034535
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00631-8

Abstract

We report a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) [FAB-M5a] showing a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 2 at band p23 as a sole abnormality in the bone marrow cells. This abnormality deserves to be considered as an established nonrandom entity in AML.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Chromosome Banding
Chromosome Deletion*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / genetics*
Humans
Karyotyping
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics*
Male