MLL-AF4 gene rearrangement in a child with Epstein-Baff virus-related posttransplant B-cell lymphoma
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.9, ss.740-742, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2003
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.740-742
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Epstein-Barr virus, MLL-AF4 gene rearrangement, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Recipients of solid organ allografts are known to be at increased risk of developing Epstein-Barr virus-related posttransplant lymphoproliferative diseases. A 28-month-old boy who had received a heterotopic liver transplant presented with lymphadenopathy in the abdomen, multiple nodules in the liver, and bilateral renal infiltration 19 months after transplantation. He was diagnosed with a Burkitt-like lymphoma based on bone marrow examination and the finding that the blastic cells in bone marrow were EBER-1 positive. Cytogenetic analysis of the bone marrow cells showed an MLL-AF4 rearrangement. He was treated with a combined chemotherapy regimen. He has been in continuous complete remission for 15 months now.