Abstract
Secondary chromosomal changes are known to develop in Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients after treatment with imatinib mesylate, an ABL kinase inhibitor. We report here a novel case of a pericentric inversion of chromosome 16 as the sole cytogenetic abnormality in Ph- cells after treatment of Ph+ CML with imatinib.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Benzamides
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Chromosome Inversion / genetics*
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16 / genetics*
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Core Binding Factor beta Subunit / metabolism
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Female
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Humans
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Imatinib Mesylate
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Karyotyping
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Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy*
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Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / genetics*
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Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / pathology
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Philadelphia Chromosome*
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Piperazines / therapeutic use*
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Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Benzamides
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CBFB protein, human
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Core Binding Factor beta Subunit
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Piperazines
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Pyrimidines
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Imatinib Mesylate