<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Patients suffering from adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are very ill and present most commonly with shortness of breath during physical activity, a pale complexion from anemia, a very low platelet count, the appearance of pinhead-sized red spots under the skin called petechiae, or prolonged bleeding from minor cuts and discomfort in the bones and joints. Fever in the absence of an obvious cause is common. Leukemic lymphoblasts may accumulate in the lymphatic system, and lymph nodes can be enlarged. We report a young adult male with a novel translocation in ALL, who had vague (uncertain) minimal symptoms and splenomegaly. The patient had a unique cytogenetic abnormality: 45,XY,der(9)t(9;12)(p24;q12),-12, which has not been previously described in ALL. This is categorized as a poor risk due to his failure to achieve complete remission after induction chemotherapy.</p></abstract>

Patients suffering from adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are very ill and present most commonly with shortness of breath during physical activity, a pale complexion from anemia, a very low platelet count, the appearance of pinhead-sized red spots under the skin called petechiae, or prolonged bleeding from minor cuts and discomfort in the bones and joints. Fever in the absence of an obvious cause is common. Leukemic lymphoblasts may accumulate in the lymphatic system, and lymph nodes can be enlarged. We report a young adult male with a novel translocation in ALL, who had vague (uncertain) minimal symptoms and splenomegaly. The patient had a unique cytogenetic abnormality: 45,XY,der(9)t(9;12)(p24;q12),-12, which has not been previously described in ALL. This is categorized as a poor risk due to his failure to achieve complete remission after induction chemotherapy.

Adult B Lymphoblastic Leukemia with a Novel De Novo Chromosomal Translocation [Der(9)t(9;12)(p24;q12),-12]: A Case Report

Department of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Surat, Gujarat, India

Department of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, 395009 Gujarat, India; Mobile: +91-9825163395

GeNe CaRe Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Surat, Gujarat, India

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

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Patients suffering from adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are very ill and present most commonly with shortness of breath during physical activity, a...

Adult B Lymphoblastic Leukemia with a Novel De Novo Chromosomal Translocation [Der(9)t(9;12)(p24;q12),-12]: A Case Report

Published Online: Dec 11, 2014

Page range: 69 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2014-0028

Keywords
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Chromosome, Karyotype

© Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

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Adult B Lymphoblastic Leukemia with a Novel De Novo Chromosomal Translocation [Der(9)t(9;12)(p24;q12),-12]: A Case Report

Published Online: Dec 11, 2014

Page range: 69 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2014-0028

KeywordsAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Chromosome, Karyotype

© Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Chromosome, Karyotype