Monoclonal nature of transient abnormal myelopoiesis in Down's syndrome.

A neonate with Down's syndrome and transient abnormal myelopoiesis: serial blood and bone marrow studies.

RAPID COMMUNICATION Monoclonal Nature of Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis in Down’s Syndrome

Neonates with Down’s syndrome occasionally show an excess of blasts in their peripheral blood. This disorder spontaneously resolves within several months and is called transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) or transient myeloproliferative disorder. It has been uncertain whether the excess of blasts in TAM is a result of a clonal proliferation or a polyclonal reactive condition. The clonality of ...

Transient abnormal myelopoiesis accompanied by hepatic fibrosis in two infants with Down syndrome.

Two necropsy cases of Down syndrome are reported. These showed transient abnormal myelopoiesis accompanying characteristic hepatic sinusoidal fibrosis. Numerous megakaryocytes were found in the liver of one case, but not in the other. Only eight cases of Down syndrome with simultaneous occurrence of hepatic fibrosis and transient abnormal myelopoiesis have been reported. The cases described her...

Prenatal Diagnosis of Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis in a Down Syndrome Fetus

We report a case of transient abnormal myelopoiesis in a Down syndrome fetus diagnosed at 28(+3) weeks of gestation that rapidly progressed to intrauterine death 10 days later. Fetal hepatosplenomegaly with cerebral ventriculomegaly, although not specific, may be a suggestive finding of Down syndrome with transient abnormal myelopoiesis. Prompt fetal blood sampling for liver function test and c...

Cell surface phenotyping of megakaryoblasts.

Surface phenotypic characterization of megakaryoblasts, identified by platelet peroxidase activity, was investigated in four patients who showed increased proliferation of megakaryoblasts: one patient with typical features of acute leukemia, one presenting with acute myelofibrosis, and two with Down's syndrome in whom blasts disappeared spontaneously (transient abnormal myelopoiesis, TAM). MY10...