1. Division of Human Genetics, Department of Human Biology, University of Leuven, Belgium;2. Division of Hematology, Department of Medical Research, University of Leuven, Belgium;3. Centre de Diagnostic Hormonal, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
A 40-yr-old female with refractory anemia and thrombocytosis was shown to possess 5q? and 21q? chromosomal anomalies in the hematopoietic cells. The former anomaly was demonstrated to be a del(5)(q14q32) and the latter to be due to a t(11;21)(q25;q21). A similar translocation was shown to exist in the cells of another patient with essential thrombocytosis. Thus, we tentatively identify the 21q? as being due to a t(11;21).