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BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
Volume 113, Issue 3, Pages 763-771Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02796.x
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bone marrow; cytogenetics; karyotype; myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia; myeloid disorders
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The prognostic significance of bone marrow cytogenetic lesions in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM) was investigated in a retrospective series of 165 patients. An abnormal karyotype was demonstrated in 57% of patients. At diagnosis (n = 92), 48% of the patients had detectable cytogenetic abnormalities, and clonal evolution was frequently demonstrated in sequential studies. More than 90% of the anomalies were represented by 20q-, 13q-, +8, +9, 12p-, and abnormalities of chromosomes 1 and 7. Of these, 20q-, 13q- and +8 were the most frequent sole abnormalities, each occurring in 15-25% of the abnormal cases. Trisomy 9 and abnormalities of chromosomes 1 and 7 were equally prevalent but were usually associated with additional cytogenetic lesions. Chromosome 5 abnormalities were infrequent but were over-represented in the group of patients exposed to genotoxic therapy, In a multivariate analysis that incorporated other clinical and laboratory variables, the presence of an abnormal karyotype did not carry an adverse prognosis. Instead, +8, 12p-, advanced age and anaemia were independent prognostic determinants of inferior survival. In particular, survival was not adversely affected by the presence of either 20q- or 13q-.
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