Myelodysplasia progressing to acute myeloid leukemia in monozygotic twins with monosomy 7 as sole abnormality

Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 Nov;55(11):2672-4. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2014.900764. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

Authors

Achandira M Udayakumar¹, Mevada Surekhatony, Yasser A Wali

Affiliation

¹ Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University , Muscat , Sultanate of Oman.

PMID: 24598016
DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.900764

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics
Child, Preschool
Chromosome Deletion*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 / genetics*
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Karyotype
Leukemia, Myeloid / genetics*
Leukemia, Myeloid / pathology
Leukemia, Myeloid / therapy
Male
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / genetics*
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / pathology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy
Twins, Monozygotic / genetics*