der(9;18)(p10;q10)
2006-09-01 Claudia Haferlach  , Ulrike Bacher   Affiliation1.Department for Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany
Clinics and Pathology
Disease
BCR-ABL negative chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD).
Epidemiology
Occasional occurrence: 5 cases of polycythemia vera (PV) and one case of therapy associated AML (t-AML) after ET were reported so far.
Clinics
2/5 PV cases showed conversion of PV to post-polycythemic myelofibrosis.
Prognosis
Probably associated with progression or leukemic transformation of the CMPD.
Cytogenetics
Cytogenetics morphological
Unbalanced translocation between chromosomes 9 and 18 leading to trisomy of 9p and monosomy of 18p.

+9,der(9;18)(p10;q10) (chromosome painting, WCP#9 (red) + WCP#18 (green)).
Additional anomalies
Sole abnormality in most cases; balanced translocations or complex aberrant karyotypes were reported as additional abnormalities.
Genes Involved and Proteins
Note
Genes involved are unknown. Gain of 9p might play a role for gain of function of the JAK2 gene on 9p24 which codes for the JAK2 nonreceptor kinase.
Article Bibliography
| Pubmed ID | Last Year | Title | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12645649 | 2003 | Karyotypic abnormalities in myelofibrosis following polycythemia vera. | Andrieux J et al |
| 15993276 | 2005 | Gain of 9p due to an unbalanced rearrangement der(9;18): a recurrent clonal abnormality in chronic myeloproliferative disorders. | Bacher U et al |
| 9669670 | 1998 | Gain of 9p in the pathogenesis of polycythemia vera. | Chen Z et al |
| 15858187 | 2005 | A gain-of-function mutation of JAK2 in myeloproliferative disorders. | Kralovics R et al |
Summary

+9,der(9; 18)(p10;q10) (G-banding).
Citation
Claudia Haferlach ; Ulrike Bacher
der(9;18)(p10;q10)
Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2006-09-01
Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/haematological/1418/der(9
