Haematologica (May 2014)

t(6;9)(p22;q34)/DEK-NUP214-rearranged pediatric myeloid leukemia: an international study of 62 patients

  • Julie Damgaard Sandahl,
  • Eva A. Coenen,
  • Erik Forestier,
  • Jochen Harbott,
  • Bertil Johansson,
  • Gitte Kerndrup,
  • Souichi Adachi,
  • Anne Auvrignon,
  • H. Berna Beverloo,
  • Jean-Michel Cayuela,
  • Lucy Chilton,
  • Maarten Fornerod,
  • Valérie de Haas,
  • Christine J. Harrison,
  • Hiroto Inaba,
  • Gertjan J.L. Kaspers,
  • Der-Cherng Liang,
  • Franco Locatelli,
  • Riccardo Masetti,
  • Christine Perot,
  • Susana C. Raimondi,
  • Katarina Reinhardt,
  • Daisuke Tomizawa,
  • Nils von Neuhoff,
  • Marco Zecca,
  • C. Michel Zwaan,
  • Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink,
  • Henrik Hasle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2013.098517
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 99, no. 5

Abstract

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Acute myeloid leukemia with t(6;9)(p22;q34) is listed as a distinct entity in the 2008 World Health Organization classification, but little is known about the clinical implications of t(6;9)-positive myeloid leukemia in children. This international multicenter study presents the clinical and genetic characteristics of 62 pediatric patients with t(6;9)/DEK-NUP214-rearranged myeloid leukemia; 54 diagnosed as having acute myeloid leukemia, representing