Abstract
Previous cytogenetic studies of myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemias in children with Down syndrome (ML-DS and DS-ALL) have revealed significant differences in abnormality patterns between such cases and acute leukemias in general. Also, certain molecular genetic aberrations characterize DS-related leukemias, such as GATA1 mutations in ML-DS and deregulation of the CRLF2 gene in DS-ALL. Whether microdeletions/microduplications also vary between DS and non-DS cases is presently unclear. To address this issue, we performed single nucleotide polymorphism array analyses of eight pediatric ML-DS and 17 B-cell precursor DS-ALL. In the ML-DS cases, a total of 29 imbalances (20 gains and nine losses) and two partial uniparental isodisomies (pUPDs) were detected. None of the 11 small (defined as
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer |
Vol/bind | 51 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Sider (fra-til) | 196-206 |
Antal sider | 11 |
ISSN | 1045-2257 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2012 |