Cytologic, immunologic, and cytogenetic studies were performed on the blast cells of a newborn with Down syndrome and transient myeloproliferative disease. This hematologic disorder is uncommon, and occurs primarily in infants with Down syndrome. This boy presented with a high white blood cell count
“Leukemic” pattern of in vitro growth in a patient with Down syndrome and transient myeloproliferative disorder
✍ Scribed by Professor Barry Mendelow; Selma Krawitz; Richard Cohn; Renée Bernstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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