Acute myeloid leukemia in a father and son with a germline mutation of ASXL1

Autor: Karen Seiter, Kyaw Htun, Paul Baskind, Zach Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Biomarker Research, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-7771
DOI: 10.1186/s40364-018-0121-3
Popis: Abstract Background Myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia usually occur sporadically in older adults. More recently cases of familial acute myeloid leukemia and/or myelodysplastic syndrome have been reported. Case presentation Currently we report a father and son who both developed myelodysplastic syndrome that progressed to acute myeloid leukemia. Both patients were found to have the identical mutation of ASXL1 on nextgen sequencing of both hematologic and nonhematologic tissues. Conclusions These cases support the diagnosis of a germline mutation of ASXL1.
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