Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2005-10-01

Clonal monosomy 7 in a megakaryoblastic leukemia developed on the basis of Fanconi anemia.

Zerrin Yilmaz, Bülent Alioğlu, Ozge Ozalp, Başak Taburoğlu Yilmaz, Hatice Emel Ozyürek, Namik Ozbek, Feride Iffet Sahin

Index: J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. 27(10) , 565-6, (2005)

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Abstract

A 13-year-old girl with a history of Fanconi anemia developed acute myeloid leukemia of the M7 subtype with a 45,XX,-7 karyotype, which is rare in M7 subtype. Treatment protocols were set up, but she died of sepsis and osteomyelitis during induction.