Structural rearrangement of the Y chromosome in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M2

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1992 Jul 1;61(1):101-3. doi: 10.1016/0165-4608(92)90379-m.

Abstract

Involvement of the Y chromosome in numerical changes associated with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia is quite common, whereas acquired structural rearrangements of the Y chromosome are much rarer, there being only four such cases documented in the literature [1]. We identified a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML M2) with rearrangements of chromosomes 1, 10, and Y; at remission, all analyzed metaphases were normal, confirming the acquired nature of the Y chromosome abnormality.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
  • Humans
  • Karyotyping
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics*
  • Male
  • Y Chromosome*