Implications of intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21 on outcome in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Does it affect our patients too?

Intrachromosomal amplification (iAMP) of chromosome 21 entity is associated with a dismal outcome in B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL). This cytogenetic abnormality is caused by a novel mechanism; breakage-fusion-bridge cycles followed by chromothripsis along with major gross rearrangement...

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Main Authors: Suleimman Al-Sweedan, Rahaf Altahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Hematology Reports
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Online Access:https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/7826