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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2017

Childhood pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with translocation t(1;19)(q21.1;p13.3) and two additional chromosomal aberrations involving chromosomes 1, 6, and 13: a case report.

Abdulsamad Wafa, Manar As'sad, Thomas Liehr, Abdulmunim Aljapawe, Walid Al Achkar

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Abdulsamad WafaMolecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Human Genetics Div., Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
Manar As'sadMolecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Human Genetics Div., Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
Thomas LiehrJena University Hospital, Institute of Human Genetics, Kollegiengasse 10, D-07743, Jena, Germany.
Abdulmunim AljapaweMolecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Mammalians Biology Div., Flow-cytometry Lab., Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
Walid Al AchkarMolecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Human Genetics Div., Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. ascientific@aec.org.sy.
Atomic Energy Commission of Syria · SYJena University Hospital · DE

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Abstract

backgroundThe translocation t(1;19)(q23;p13), which results in the TCF3-PBX1 chimeric gene, is one of the most frequent rearrangements observed in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It appears in both adult and pediatric patients with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at an overall frequency of 3 to 5%. Most cases of pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia carrying the translocation t(1;19) have a typical immunophenotype with homogeneous expression of CD19, CD10, CD9, complete absence of CD34, and at least diminished CD20. Moreover, the translocation t(1;19) correlates with known clinical high risk factors, such as elevated white blood cell count, high serum lactate dehydrogenase levels, and central nervous system involvement; early reports indicated that patients with translocation t(1;19) had a poor outcome under standard treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 15-year-old Syrian boy with pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with abnormal karyotype with a der(19)t(1;19)(q21.1;p13.3) and two yet unreported chromosomal aberrations: an interstitial deletion 6q12 to 6q26 and a der(13)t(1;13)(q21.1;p13). According to the literature, cases who are translocation t(1;19)-positive have a significantly higher incidence of central nervous system relapse than patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia without the translocation. Of interest, central nervous system involvement was also seen in our patient.

conclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of childhood pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with an unbalanced translocation t(1;19) with two additional chromosomal aberrations, del(6)(q12q26) and t(1;13)(q21.3;p13), which seem to be recurrent and could influence clinical outcome. Also the present case confirms the impact of the translocation t(1;19) on central nervous system relapse, which should be studied for underlying mechanisms in future.

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AdolescentAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16DoxorubicinFatal OutcomeHealth Services AccessibilityHumansImmunophenotypingMaleMethotrexateOncogene Proteins, FusionPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaSyriaAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticDoxorubicinMethotrexateOncogene Proteins, FusionTCF3-PBX1 fusion protein, humanVincristineAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)CytogeneticsFluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)Prognostic factorst(1;19)TCF3-PBX1

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