Open AccessNoninvasive prenatal testing detected acute myeloid leukemia in paucisymptomatic pregnant patient
Author(s) -
Rengifo Laura Yissel,
Michaux Lucienne,
Maertens Johan,
Tousseyn Thomas,
Lenaerts Liesbeth,
Vermeesch Joris Robert,
Vandenberghe Peter,
Dewaele Barbara
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3027
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukemia , gold standard (test) , myeloid , pregnancy , pediatrics , obstetrics , biology , genetics
To the authors' best knowledge, this is the first report of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) detected by noninvasive prenatal testing. This was an aggressive case that otherwise would have been difficult to characterize due to disadvantages of "gold‐standard" techniques.