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47,XYY karyotype in acute myeloid leukemia
S Palanduz1, M Aktan, S Ozturk
1Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey.
Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics
|October 17, 1998
Abstract:
A case of acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMMoL; M4) with a 47,XYY karyotype is reported. This chromosome aneuploidy was found in both bone marrow cells and mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes. The contribution of XYY chromosomal constitution in the pathogenesis of AMMoL is controversial.