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. 2018 Mar 10;149(5):418–424. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy002

Table 5.

Follow-up Cases With Normal Karyotype and Abnormal FISH

Case No. FISH Abnormality FISH Abnormal, %a Morphology Time From Diagnosis, d Clinical Follow-up
1 inv(16) 2 29 Relapse within 1 year, deceased
2 inv(16) 2.7 14 Successful BM transplant
3 inv(16) 1.5 + 14 Relapse at 1 year → remission
4 inv(16) 1.5 15 No evidence of relapse
5 inv(16) 3 15 Relapse at 1 year → remission
6 KMT2A b 1 93 Relapse within 1 year, deceased
7 KMT2A b 6 + 120 Relapse within 1 year, deceased
8 t(10;21) 1 120 Relapse within 1 year, deceased
9 t(15;17) 1 54 No evidence of relapse
10 Loss of RARA 4.7 47 No evidence of relapse
11 Loss of RARAb 3 32 No evidence of relapse
12 Loss of RARAb 4 122 No evidence of relapse
13 Loss of RUNX1b 6.5 31 Successful BM transplant
14 Loss of RUNX1b 4 83 Successful BM transplant
15 Gain of RUNX1T1 9 + 406 Relapse within 1 year
16 Gain of RUNX1 3.5 816 Relapse within 1 year, deceased
17 Loss of RUNX1/loss of KMT2A 4/3 18 No follow-up available

BM, bone marrow; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; +, positive; –, negative.

aPercent cells positive for abnormal pattern out of 200 total.

bCases 6 and 7, same patient; cases 11 and 12, same patient; cases 13 and 14, same patient.