Aktas Dilek, Tuncbilek Ergul
Department of Genetics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2006 Nov;171(1):72-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.06.010.
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, peripheral cytopenia, and dysplastic changes in the bone marrow. Monosomy 7 or partial loss of 7q is a common cytogenetic abnormality in MDS patients and is associated with poor prognosis. This study examined eight patients with monosomy 7 and MDS. Five MDS patients with monosomy 7 progressed to acute leukemia: three cases transformed into acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in a mean time of only 4.6 months and two cases into acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a mean time of 9 months. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing progression of monosomy 7 associated with MDS to ALL in the childhood period.
骨髓增生异常综合征(MDS)是一种克隆性造血干细胞疾病,其特征为造血无效、外周血细胞减少以及骨髓发育异常改变。7号染色体单体或7q部分缺失是MDS患者常见的细胞遗传学异常,且与预后不良相关。本研究检测了8例7号染色体单体合并MDS的患者。5例7号染色体单体的MDS患者进展为急性白血病:3例平均仅在4.6个月内转化为急性髓系白血病(AML),2例平均在9个月内转化为急性淋巴细胞白血病(ALL)。据我们所知,这是首份显示儿童期7号染色体单体合并MDS进展为ALL的报告。