Acute myeloid leukemia in a child with segmental neurofibromatosis

[...]people with NF-1 are at increased risk of developing nervous and non-nervous system malignancies. [...]the well known association between NF-1 and myeloid disorders in children, in our case revealed, are predisposed to myeloid malignancies in patients with segmental NF.

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Published in:Journal of cancer research and therapeutics 2015-04, Vol.11 (2), p.498-499
Main Authors: Incecik, Faruk, Hergüner, Ozlem M, Karagün, Barbaros, Altunbasak, Sakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute myelocytic leukemia
Bone marrow
Care and treatment
Case studies
Child
Diagnosis
Families & family life
Female
Genetic aspects
Humans
Leukemia
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - pathology
Mutation
Neurofibromatoses - pathology
Neurofibromatosis
Patients
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Summary:[...]people with NF-1 are at increased risk of developing nervous and non-nervous system malignancies. [...]the well known association between NF-1 and myeloid disorders in children, in our case revealed, are predisposed to myeloid malignancies in patients with segmental NF.
ISSN:0973-1482
1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.139540