A case of t(8;14) with total and partial trisomy 3 in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Y Y Chong; L C Lau; W O Lui; P Lim; E Lim; P H Tan; P Tan; Y Y Ong

doi:10.1016/s0165-4608(97)00346-4

A case of t(8;14) with total and partial trisomy 3 in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1998 May;103(1):65-7. doi: 10.1016/s0165-4608(97)00346-4.

Authors

Y Y Chong¹, L C Lau, W O Lui, P Lim, E Lim, P H Tan, P Tan, Y Y Ong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Republic of Singapore.

PMID: 9595048
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(97)00346-4

Abstract

A case of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia with Burkitt-type t(8;14)(q24.1;q32) and total and partial trisomy 3 is reported. This is an unusual combination of chromosomal abnormalities in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 / genetics*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / genetics*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / genetics*
Humans
Karyotyping
Male
Pleural Effusion / drug therapy
Pleural Effusion / genetics
Pleural Effusion / pathology
Translocation, Genetic / genetics*
Trisomy / genetics*
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / drug therapy
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / genetics*
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / pathology