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Acquired partial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 5 in hematologic disorders
Author(s) -
Wisniewski Lawrence P.,
Hirschhorn Kurt
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830150311
Subject(s) - long arm , genetics , chromosome , medicine , hematologic disorders , biology , gene
We have analyzed the data on 105 patients reported with a deletion of part of the long arm of chromosome 5 in the presence of hematologic disease. The major conditions associated with this abnormality are refractory anemia, polycythemia vera, and acute myelogenous leukemia, as well as the occasional occurrence of several other problems.