Title of article
Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature
Author/Authors
FERDOWSI, Shirin Dept. of Hematology - Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, Iran , SHIRKOOHI, Reza Dept. of Molecular Genetics - Cancer Research Center - Cancer Institute - Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , TOOGEH, Gholamreza Dept. of Hematology-Oncology and BMT Research Center - Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages
5
From page
1187
To page
1191
Abstract
Background: The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a highly heterogenous disorder and karyotype analysis is helpful for diagnostic and prognostic estimation. Deletion in long arm chromosome 6 (6q del) as a sole abnormality is a rare event in MDS. This is the first case report of del (6q) as the only observed diagnostic change in Iran. We also reviewed the literature of this cytogenetic lesion.
Keywords
Myelodysplastic syndrome , Deletion 6q , Iran
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Record number
2419386
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