Trisomy 9, As a Sole Chromosomal Aberration in Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts-II.
- Author:
Hye Ran KIM
1
;
Jeong Hwan SHIN
;
Jeong Nyeo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. pk7146@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
RAEB-II;
Trisomy 9;
Sole chromosomal aberration
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anemia, Refractory*;
Chromosome Aberrations*;
Female;
Humans;
Leukemia;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes;
Trisomy*
- From:The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2004;24(4):212-214
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB), the most commom type of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), accounts for 40-60% of all patients newly diagnosed with MDS. Various clonal cyto-genetic abnormalities are found in 30 to 50% of the cases. But, trisomy 9 as a sole chromosomal aberration is not common, which was observed in our patient. We report a 65-year-old female with trisomy 9. She was diagnosed with RAEB-II four years ago, and she had no evidence of progression to acute leukemia without therapy.
