Korean J Lab Med.  2006 Oct;26(5):329-333. 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.5.329.

Acute Monocytic Leukemia with t(11;17)(q23;q21) Involving a Rearrangement of Mixed Lineage Leukemia Gene

• Kim KE
• Kim SH
• Han JY

• KMID: 2238845
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.5.329

Abstract

A case of acute monocytic leukemia (AMoL) by French-American-British (FAB) classification in a 63-year-old male showed the abnormal karyotype 46,XY,t(11;17)(q23;q21), previously reported as a variant translocation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis identified a mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene rearrangement, but not visible disruptions of promyelocytic leukemia (PML) or retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARA) genes. We suggest that a certain gene proximal to RARA was rearranged in this case onto a gene close to MLL on chromosome 11q. Now, a few cases of AMoL with a similar translocation have been reported in the literature, and these cases emphasize the importance of cytogenetic and FISH studies in addition to morphology, cytochemistry, and immunophenotype in classifying acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Keyword

t(11;17)(q23;q21); Mixed lineage leukemia; Acute monocytic leukemia

MeSH Terms

Abnormal Karyotype
Classification
Cytogenetics
Fluorescence
Gene Rearrangement
Genes, vif
Histocytochemistry
Humans
In Situ Hybridization
Leukemia*
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute*
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute
Male
Middle Aged
Receptors, Retinoic Acid
Receptors, Retinoic Acid