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. 2022 Sep;22(3):183-191.
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i3.21.

Cytogenetic profile of adult AML patients in Turkey: a single center study with comprehensive comparison with literature

Ayse Cirakoglu  1 , Rahiye Dilhan Kuru  1 , Sukriye Yilmaz  1 , Ayhan Deviren  1 , Seniz Ongoren  2 , Fevzi Firat Yalniz  2 , Dilek Keskin  2 , Ahmet Emre Eskazan  2 , Ayse Salihoglu  2 , Muhlis Cem Ar  2 , Serdar Sahin  2 , Yildiz Aydin  2 , Seniha Hacihanefioglu  1 , Zafer Baslar  2 , Teoman Soysal  2 , Yelda Tarkan Arguden  1
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Cytogenetic profile of adult AML patients in Turkey: a single center study with comprehensive comparison with literature

Ayse Cirakoglu et al. Afr Health Sci. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Cytogenetic findings are important prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia. Large systematic data about chromosomal characteristics of Turkish AML patients have not been reported to date.

Objectives: The karyotypic profiles of 157 adult AML patients were evaluated retrospectively and compared with other reports from different populations.

Methods: Cytogenetics analyses were performed on bone marrow samples using G-banding. Patients were categorized according to their cytogenetic results into four groups with the addition of a normal karyotyped group to the favorable, intermediate and adverse groups of European Leukemia Network.

Results: Cytogenetic analyses were carried out successfully in 138 patients (88%). Abnormal karyotypes were found in 79 (57.2%) patients of which 13 (9.4%) were in favorable, 37 (26.8%) in intermediate and 29 (21%) in adverse groups. t(8;21) (5%) was the most common favorable abnormality while monosomal karyotypes (15.9%) in adverse group.

Conclusion: This single center study is the most comprehensive study about the cytogenetic profile of acute myeloid leukemia in Turkey with comparison of other population-based studies. While there were similarities and differences with different publications, our results did not show a marked tendency to the findings of any specific geographic region.

Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; adult; chromosomal abnormalities; cytogenetics.

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