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| Translocation t(11;15)(q23;q14) detected in AML at first relapse |
| Elvira D Rodrigues Pereira Velloso, Silvia Helena Figueiredo, Cristina A Ratis, Ana Cláudia Brito, Nydia S Bacal, Yana AS Novis, Cristóvão LP Mangueira |
| Clinics |
| Age and sex : | 30 year(s) old male patient. |
| Previous History : | no preleukemia |
| 17 months before (September, 2006) an AML-M6 "de novo" (FAB) was diagnosed. Immunophenotype study showed expression of CD117,CD34, HLA-DR, CD33, CD13, CD71, CD38, CD36 and CD11c, Bone Marrow karyotype showed clonal trisomy 21 (47,XY,+21[2]/46,XY[13]). The treatment included chemotherapy induction cycle with Idarrubicin and Ara-C (3+7) and consolidation with HDDAC. In April, 2007 a hematologic and immunophenotypic remission was observed, although a karyotype showed one methaphase with trisomies 13 and 21 (48,XY,+13,+21[1]/46,XY[19]. In October, 2007, cytometry and cytogenetic bone marrow studies showed complete remission. | |
| no inborn condition of note | |
| Organomegaly : | no hepatomegaly ; no splenomegaly ; no enlarged lymph nodes ; no central nervous system involvement |
| Blood |
| WBC : 93 x 109/l; Hb : 9,8 g/dl; platelets : 40 x 109/l; blasts : 96% |
| Cyto pathology classification |
| Cytology : AML-M1 |
| Immunophenotype : CD 45+ gate: CD117, CD34, HLA-DR, CD33, CD13, CD71, CD38, CD36, CD11c and cMPO. |
| Rearranged Ig Tcr : not done |
| Pathology : not done |
| Electron microscopy : not done |
| Precise diagnosis : AML in first relapse. |
| Survival |
| Date of diagnosis: 02-2008 |
| Treatment : VP16/ Mitoxantrone/Ara-C |
| Complete remission : None |
| Treatment related death : - |
| Relapse : - |
| Phenotype at relapse : - |
| Status : Alive 09-2008 |
| Survival : 7 month(s) |
| Karyotype |
| Sample : Bone marrow cells ; culture time : 24 h, and 48 hs without stimulating agents ; banding : G |
| Results : 46,XY,t(11;15)(q23;q14)[20] |
| Karyotype at relapse : not applied |
| Other molecular cytogenetics technics : FISH (bone marrow, LSI MLL Dual Color, Break Apart Rearrangement Probe, Vysis) |
| Other molecular cytogenetics results : nuc ish(MLLx2)[100] |
| Other molecular studies |
| technics : not done |
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| Partial karyotypes- G-band- showing the t(11;15)(q23;q14) as the sole anomaly |
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| Interphase FISH using MLL Dual Color, Break Apart Rearrangement probe- no MLL gene rearrangement was observed |
| Comments |
| Translocation t(11;15)(q23;q14) have been described in few cases of acute leukemia, including ALL2 and AML 1,3,4,7. Although rare, molecular studies have demonstrated the diversity of this cytogenetic abnormality, and MLL gene rearrangement could be or not detected 2,5. When it is present, two different genes could be fused to MLL (AF15q14 and MPFVE) 6,7. We described herein a t(11;15)(q23;q14) without MLL rearrangement in AML at first relapse. As this translocation was not detected at diagnosis, we could not discard the implication of previous chemotherapy in this cytogenetic abnormality. |
| Internal links |
| Atlas Card | t(11;15)(q23;q14) |
| Bibliography |
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| PMID 12618766 |
| Characterization of the MLL partner gene AF15q14 involved in t(11;15)(q23;q14). |
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| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 04-2008 | Elvira D Rodrigues Pereira Velloso, Silvia Helena Figueiredo, Cristina A Ratis, Ana Cláudia Brito, Nydia S Bacal, Yana AS Novis, Cristóvão LP Mangueira |
| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Rodrigues Pereira Velloso ED, Figueiredo SH, Ratis CA, Brito AC, Bacal NS, Novis YAS, Mangueira CLP . Translocation t(11;15)(q23;q14) detected in AML at first relapse. Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. April 2008 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Reports/1115RodriguesID100034.html |
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