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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Down Syndrome
• Mosaicism
• Trisomy 21