Clinical correlations of the 3q21;q26 cytogenetic anomaly. A leukemic or myelodysplastic syndrome with preserved or increased platelet production and lack of response to cytotoxic drug therapy

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Abstract
Three patients presenting with acute leukemic disorder and chromosome 3 rearrangement involving bands q21;q26 are reported, and the literature on chromosome 3q abnormalities is reviewed. All reported patients carrying a paracentric 3q inversion or a translocation 3;3 with breakpoints in q21;q26 had a myelodysplastic or acute leukemic disorder with a normal or elevated platelet count and lack of response to cytotoxic drug therapy. They showed an associated incidence of −7 or 7q− anomalies higher than de novo acute leukemia and appear to constitute a definite subgroup of the leukemic disorders with very poor prognosis. The majority of patients showing other chromosome 3 long arm rearrangements showed evidence of leukemic process, were in blastic crisis, or had been exposed to chemotherapy, exhibiting also a higher incidence of associated −5 or −7 cytogenetic abnormalities than is observed in patients not exposed to toxic agents.