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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
We have followed one patient with Philadelphia (Ph)-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia and identified an additional four patients from the literature who showed the rearrangement in the breakpoint cluster region (bcr) on chromosome 22 characteristic of Ph-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia. The clinical course of these five patients was similar to that of Ph-positive patients, with easily controlled leukocyte counts, a prolonged benign phase, and prolonged survival. Furthermore, we have shown, for the first time, that bcr rearrangement in Ph-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia can result in expression of the aberrant 210-kilodalton bcr-abl fusion protein, which has been strongly implicated in Ph-positive leukemogenesis. Research data pertaining to possible cytogenetic mechanisms leading to production of p210bcr-abl in the absence of the Ph chromosome are reviewed. Molecular analysis provides an important tool for classifying and predicting prognosis of some patients with Ph-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-4819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
673-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Rearrangement in the breakpoint cluster region and the clinical course in Philadelphia-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't