Trisomy 4 in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. An Australian case

S Juneja; J Brown; J C Ding; O M Garson

doi:10.1016/0165-4608(88)90163-x

Trisomy 4 in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. An Australian case

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1988 Aug;34(1):25-8. doi: 10.1016/0165-4608(88)90163-x.

Authors

S Juneja¹, J Brown, J C Ding, O M Garson

Affiliation

¹ Haematology Research Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 3395991
DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(88)90163-x

Abstract

We report a case of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, type M4 according to the FAB classification, whose cytogenetics showed trisomy 4 and multiple double minute chromosomes. The patient gave no history of exposure to toxic or carcinogenic substances.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Bone Marrow / pathology
Chromosome Banding
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4*
Female
Humans
Karyotyping
Leukemia / genetics*
Leukocyte Count
Leukocytes / cytology
Trisomy*