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Erschienen in: International Journal of Hematology 2/2008

01.03.2008 | Case Report

A variant transcript, e1a3, of the minor BCR–ABL fusion gene in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: case report and review of the literature

verfasst von: Shinya Fujisawa, Satoki Nakamura, Kensuke Naito, Masahide Kobayashi, Kazunori Ohnishi

Erschienen in: International Journal of Hematology | Ausgabe 2/2008

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Abstract

We report a rare case of adult Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with an e1a3 fusion transcript. A 25-year-old female consulted our hospital for leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia. She was diagnosed with Ph-positive precursor B cell ALL. The patient’s BCR–ABL fusion gene showed the e1a3 transcript. She received bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in the first complete remission (CR). However, the disease relapsed 4 months later, and she received a second BMT in the second CR, which caused lethal venoocculusive disease. The duration of the total clinical course was 18 months. We established a new cell line from the patient’s leukemic cells at the time of relapse, which is very rare and useful for study as an atypical Ph-positive ALL model. The literature on Ph-positive leukemia lacking ABL exon 2 was also reviewed.
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Metadaten
Titel
A variant transcript, e1a3, of the minor BCR–ABL fusion gene in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: case report and review of the literature
verfasst von
Shinya Fujisawa
Satoki Nakamura
Kensuke Naito
Masahide Kobayashi
Kazunori Ohnishi
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2008
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
International Journal of Hematology / Ausgabe 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0925-5710
Elektronische ISSN: 1865-3774
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-008-0031-5

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