A rare case of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) presenting with double Philadelphia chromosome: relapse or secondary leukemia?
The Philadelphia chromosome is observed in 5% of pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and in 25% to 50% of adult ALL cases, and is associated with poor prognosis. Double Ph in a hyperdiploid karyotype is common in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), but rarely found in ALL. We report here the case...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572003000300006 |