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2020 Apr


Medicine (Baltimore)


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Co-occurrence of PML-RARA gene fusion, chromosome 8 trisomy, and FLT3 ITD mutation in a young female patient with de novo acute myeloid leukemia and early death: A CARE case report.

Authors

Tripon F, Crauciuc G A, Bogliş A, Moldovan V, Sándor-Kéri J, Benedek I J, Trifa A P, Bănescu C
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Apr; 99(14):e19730.
PMID: 32243411.

Abstract

Co-occurrence of cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities is frequently seen in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The clinical outcome and genetic abnormalities of AML may vary; therefore, genetic investigation must be complex, using several techniques, to have an appropriate characterization of the AML genome and its clinical impact. The available molecular markers can predict prognosis only partially. Acute promyelocytic leukemia subtype M3 (AML M3) is a subtype of AML characterized by the presence of promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha (PML-RARA) genes fusion. Targeted treatment with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and ATRA combined with arsenic trioxide significantly improved the survival of AML M3 patients. Unknown prognostic factors could contribute to the early death of these patients.