Browsing by Author "Zehentner, Barbara K."

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    Evidence for BCR/ABL1‐positive T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia arising in an early lymphoid progenitor cell
    (Wiley, 2019-09) Ragg, Susanne; Zehentner, Barbara K.; Loken, Michael R.; Croop, James M.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    BCR‐ABL1‐positive leukemias have historically been classified as either chronic myelogenous leukemia or Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Recent analyses suggest there may be a wider range of subtypes. We report a patient with BCR‐ABL1 fusion positive T‐cell ALL with a previously undescribed cell distribution of the fusion gene. The examination of sorted cells by fluorescence in situ hybridization showed the BCR‐ABL1 fusion in the malignant T cells and a subpopulation of the nonmalignant B cells, but not nonmalignant T cells or myeloid or CD34+ progenitor cells providing evidence that the fusion may have occurred in an early lymphoid progenitor.