Translocation (15;17) in acute promyelocytic leukemia in Germany

R Becher; F Carbonell; D Kühn; F Wendt; C G Schmidt

doi:10.1016/0165-4608(88)90203-8

Translocation (15;17) in acute promyelocytic leukemia in Germany

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1988 Feb;30(2):329-31. doi: 10.1016/0165-4608(88)90203-8.

Authors

R Becher¹, F Carbonell, D Kühn, F Wendt, C G Schmidt

Affiliation

¹ Innere Universitäts- und Poliklinik (Tumorforschung), West German Tumor Center Essen, Germany.

PMID: 3422585
DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(88)90203-8

Abstract

We report on the cytogenetic findings in six cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia, studied in two different cytogenetic laboratories in Germany. A t(15;17) was detected in three cases. This finding reveals that the t(15;17) in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia type FAB M3 also exists in Germany as a nonrandom anomaly and indicates that it occurs with high frequency in this country.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17*
Female
Germany, West
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / epidemiology
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics*
Male
Middle Aged
Translocation, Genetic*