Abstract

Case Report

An unusual clonal chromosome abnormality der(17)t(11;17)(q24;p13)inv(11)(q13;q23) in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Valentina Monti*, Fabio Serpenti, Lucia Farina, Maria Luisa Moiraghi, Maria Adele Testi and Giancarlo Pruneri

Published: 10 November, 2021 | Volume 5 - Issue 2 | Pages: 028-031

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a common clonal neoplasm of small, mature B-lymphocytes. CLL is a heterogeneous disease with different clinical presentation, response to treatment and survival. This heterogeneity could be explained by the different genetic aberrations in CLL [1]. The most important chromosomal defects correlated to a poor prognosis are 17p13.1 deletion (loss of TP53) or 11q22.3 deletion (loss of ATM) [1,2]. In the era of new drugs in CLL it is mandatory to perform the interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test in order to assess these aberrations, before starting any lines of therapy [3]. Moreover, recent evidence suggests that complex karyotype (CK) with structural chromosomal aberrations identified by using chromosome-banding analysis may be relevant to better define CLL prognosis. It is known that 80% of CLL patients harbor at cytogenetic aberrations [3].

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Keywords:

Der(17); CLL; Pseudocentric chromosome; FISH; Oncology

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