Abstract
Two children with typical clinical and haematological features of monosomy 7 myeloproliferative syndrome are presented. Both children displayed decreased production of beta-globin chains and unbalanced high alpha/non-alpha synthetic ratios similar to those characteristic of homozygous β-thalassaemia. These provide further evidence for the involvement of the erythroid line as part of the malignant clone, indicating neoplastic transformation of a pluripotential stem cell in this disease.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 357-362 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | British Journal of Haematology |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |