Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.

The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a highly heterogenous disorder and karyotype analysis is helpful for diagnostic and prognostic estimation. Deletion in long arm chromosome 6 (6q del) as a sole abnormality is a rare event in MDS. This is the first case report of del (6q) as the only observed dia...

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Main Authors: Shirin Ferdowsi, Reza Shirkoohi, Gholamreza Toogeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4376
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description The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a highly heterogenous disorder and karyotype analysis is helpful for diagnostic and prognostic estimation. Deletion in long arm chromosome 6 (6q del) as a sole abnormality is a rare event in MDS. This is the first case report of del (6q) as the only observed diagnostic change in Iran. We also reviewed the literature of this cytogenetic lesion.
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spelling doaj.art-fc1bfb120e1c41d0ba38814d44f504bd2022-12-21T23:17:21ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932013-10-0142104231Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.Shirin Ferdowsi0Reza Shirkoohi1Gholamreza Toogeh21. Dept. of Hematology, Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization , Tehran, Iran.2. Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.3. Dept. of Hematology-Oncology and BMT Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a highly heterogenous disorder and karyotype analysis is helpful for diagnostic and prognostic estimation. Deletion in long arm chromosome 6 (6q del) as a sole abnormality is a rare event in MDS. This is the first case report of del (6q) as the only observed diagnostic change in Iran. We also reviewed the literature of this cytogenetic lesion.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4376Deletion 6qIranMyelodysplastic syndrome
spellingShingle Shirin Ferdowsi
Reza Shirkoohi
Gholamreza Toogeh
Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Deletion 6q
Iran
Myelodysplastic syndrome
title Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
title_full Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
title_fullStr Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
title_full_unstemmed Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
title_short Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
title_sort myelodysplastic syndrome with 6q deletion as the sole chromosome abnormality in an iranian patient a case report with review of literature
topic Deletion 6q
Iran
Myelodysplastic syndrome
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4376
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