Cytogenetic features of acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias in pediatric patients with Down syndrome: an iBFM-SG study

E Forestier, S Izraeli, B Beverloo… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a markedly increased risk of acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). To identify chromosomal changes …

Clinical and bilogical characteristics of acute lymphocytic leukemia in children with Down syndrome

DK Kalwinsky, SC Raimondi, NJ Bunin… - American Journal of …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty‐eight children with Down syndrome (DS) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
were compared to non‐DS control leukemics matched by age, white blood cell (WBC) count …

High frequency of BTG1 deletions in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with down syndrome

C Lundin, L Hjorth, M Behrendtz… - Genes …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Previous cytogenetic studies of myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemias in children with
Down syndrome (ML‐DS and DS‐ALL) have revealed significant differences in abnormality …

Chromosome abnormalities in Down's syndrome patients with acute leukemia

Y Kaneko, JD Rowley, D Variakojis, RR Chilcote… - 1981 - ashpublications.org
Chromosome and cytologic studies were performed on three Down's syndrome (DS)
patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). All three patients had an aneuploid …

Down syndrome and malignancies: a unique clinical relationship: a paper from the 2008 william beaumont hospital symposium on molecular pathology

AC Xavier, Y Ge, JW Taub - The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2009 - Elsevier
The patterns of malignancies in Down syndrome (DS) are unique and highlight the
relationship between chromosome 21 and cancer. DS children have a∼ 10-to 20-fold …

Relationship of chromosome 21 and acute leukemia in children with Down syndrome

JW Taub - Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Down in 1866 published his study “Observations on an Ethnic Classification of Idiots,”
describing the characteristic features of a syndrome linking his name to the genetic disorder …

Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

JA Whitlock - British journal of haematology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children with Down syndrome (ALL‐DS) is characterised
by unique clinical and biological features. Notable among these are an absence of ALL in …

Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Cancer Group study

JA Whitlock, HN Sather, P Gaynon, LL Robison… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
We assessed the outcome of children with Down syndrome (DS) and acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (ALL) receiving contemporary risk-based therapy by evaluating clinical and …

Clonal Hematologic Disorders in Down Syndrome A Review

H Avet-Loiseau, F Mechinaud… - Journal of pediatric …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Children with Down syndrome (DS) carry an elevated risk of developing clonal
hematologic disorders. In this review, we summarize reported data describing the incidence …

Distinctive demography, biology, and outcome of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome in children with Down syndrome: Children's Cancer Group …

BJ Lange, N Kobrinsky, DR Barnard… - Blood, The Journal …, 1998 - ashpublications.org
In recent pediatric trials of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), children with Down syndrome
(DS) have had significantly more megakaryoblastic leukemia and have experienced better …