TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical cytogenetics in pediatric acute leukemia: an update.
AU - Braoudaki, Maria
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Pediatric acute leukemias are generally characterized by recurrent numerical and structural chromosomal abnormalities, which are thought to be specifically associated with diagnosis and prognosis of both childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The identification of those chromosomal aberrations is clinically important because they are considered significant risk-stratifying markers. However there have been several instances in which they remain undetectable, possibly due to the low resolution of most genetic screening tools used. In the present review, the clinical significance of most chromosomal aberrations associated with pediatric ALL and AML as well as the current technology used for their identification is discussed.
AB - Pediatric acute leukemias are generally characterized by recurrent numerical and structural chromosomal abnormalities, which are thought to be specifically associated with diagnosis and prognosis of both childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The identification of those chromosomal aberrations is clinically important because they are considered significant risk-stratifying markers. However there have been several instances in which they remain undetectable, possibly due to the low resolution of most genetic screening tools used. In the present review, the clinical significance of most chromosomal aberrations associated with pediatric ALL and AML as well as the current technology used for their identification is discussed.
U2 - 10.1016/j.clml.2012.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.clml.2012.04.004
M3 - Article
SN - 2152-2650
JO - Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia
JF - Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia
ER -