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Burkitt-type ALL with variant t(2;8) and complex additional rearrangements at diagnosis |
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| Authors: | A Aventin C Mecucci G Tricot H Van den Berghe |
| Abstract: | We describe a case of Burkitt-type acute lymphoblastic leukemia (L3 according to the classification FAB) with a variant t(2;8)(p12;q24) and additional chromosomal abnormalities at diagnosis. The karyotype was 47,X,Xq+,t(2;8)(p12;q24),7q+,12p+,+mar. The literature on chromosome rearrangements associated with t(2;8) in L3 leukemias has been reviewed. |
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