Iatreia (Oct 2016)

Mosaic Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic B cell-leukemia. Case report

  • Parra-Baltazar, Isabel Mónica,
  • Quispe-Iporra, Sara Grecia Esperanza,
  • Pinto-Dongo, Claudia,
  • Sullcahuamán-Allende, Yasser,
  • Cruzate-Cabrejos, Vicente,
  • Castro-Mujica, María del Carmen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.v29n4a12
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 4
pp. 498 – 502

Abstract

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Down syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 is a constitutional chromosomal abnormality, which may be mosaic in 1 % to 4 % of cases. DS mosaic diagnosis is difficult because most patients have a normal phenotype and show no significant clinical abnormalities. Patients with DS have a higher risk of developing acute leukemia such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We report the case of a 19-year old woman with mosaic trisomy 21 and ALL.

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