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Ring‐Shaped Nuclei of Granulocytes in a Patient with Acute Erythroleukaemia
Author(s) -
Stavem Per,
Hjort Peter F.,
Vogt Erik,
Hagen Carl B. van der
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1969.tb01798.x
Subject(s) - ring (chemistry) , anomaly (physics) , ring chromosome , biology , granulocyte , karyotype , pathology , genetics , medicine , chemistry , chromosome , gene , physics , organic chemistry , condensed matter physics
A patient with acute erythroleukaemia had a large number of ring‐shaped granulocyte nuclei. Cytogenetic studies showed normal chromosomes. A hereditary anomaly was unlikely, since his 2 children were normal. Therefore, the anomaly was probably acquired and a result of the acute erythroleukaemia.