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Maternal acute lymphoctic leukemia with rearrangement of the mixed lineage leukemia gene occurring during pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20139053     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a relatively rare disease during pregnancy, accounting for about 15% of all cases of pregnancy-associated leukemia. Although mixed lineage leukemia gene (MLL) rearrangement is the dominant genetic aberration in infantile acute leukemia, the occurrence of MLL gene rearrangement in maternal ALL occurring during pregnancy has not been reported. Out of 31 cases of maternal leukemia diagnosed during pregnancy at our institution, 5 were ALL cases. Three of the 5 patients had MLL gene rearrangement. The data for these 5 patients are presented in this report. We believe that the association of MLL gene rearrangement with maternal leukemia is biologically plausible and this observation needs to be validated in a larger cohort of pregnancy-associated maternal leukemia cases.
Authors:
Mahmoud Aljurf; Amr Nassar; Abu J Saleh; Fahed Almhareb; Hazzaa Alzahrani; Claudia Walter; Mohammad Bakr; Syed Osman Ahmed; Naeem Chaudhri
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1658-3876     ISO Abbreviation:  Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-08     Completed Date:  2010-10-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101468532     Medline TA:  Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther     Country:  Saudi Arabia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  399-402     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Cell Lineage
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 / genetics
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4 / genetics
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Gene Rearrangement*
Gestational Age
Humans
Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein / genetics*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics*,  pathology,  therapy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*
Prognosis
Stem Cell Transplantation
Translocation, Genetic
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/MLL protein, human; 149025-06-9/Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein

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