A rare case of chronic myeloid leukemia with secondary chromosomal changes including partial trisomy 17q21 to 17qter and partial monosomy of 16p13.3

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The so-called Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome is present in almost all cases with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Around 5-10% of these patients show complex translocations involving other chromosomes in addition to and/or besides chrom...

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Main Authors: Mkrtchyan Hasmik, Wafa Abdulsamad, Al Achkar Walid, Moassass Faten, Liehr Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Molecular Cytogenetics
Online Access:http://www.molecularcytogenetics.org/content/3/1/6