Promyelocytic Extracellular Chromatin Exacerbates Coagulation Disorder in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Molecular characteristics and chromatin texture features in acute promyelocytic leukemia

BACKGROUND Acute promyelocytic leukemia is a cytogenetically well defined entity. Nevertheless, some features observed at diagnosis are related to a worse outcome of the patients. METHODS In a prospective study, we analyzed peripheral (PB) leukocyte count, immunophenotype, methylation status of CDKN2B, CDKN2A and TP73; FLT3 and NPM1 mutations besides nuclear chromatin texture characteristics ...

Acute promyelocytic leukemia?

Briefly, the important clinical findings were as follows: A 10 year old white girl, acutely ill, febrile and showing disseminated skin purpura. There was no visceromegaly. The disease had apparently started 3 weeks before, with epistaxis and other purpuric manifestations. Laboratory findings showed severe anemia and thrombocytopenia with a leukocyte count of 3500 per cu. mm. The differential co...

[Acute promyelocytic leukemia].

Acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)