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Pre-natal, Clonal Origin of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Triplets 

Authors: Jan Zuna;  Katerina Muzikova;  Anthony M. Ford;  Ana Teresa Maia;  Ondrej Krejci;  Katerina Tousovska;  Irina Oravkinova;  Mel Greaves; Jan Trka
DOI: 10.1080/1042819031000123393
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Published in: journal Leukemia and Lymphoma, Volume 44, Issue 12 December 2003 , pages 2099 - 2102
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Abstract

A unique case of ALL in three monozygotic triplets diagnosed at the age of 24, 27 and 37 months is described. Archived bone marrow smears were available for molecular analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) and IGκ genes and T-cell receptor (TCR)-δ and γ gene rearrangements. A shared IGH rearrangement was found in triplets “A” and “B”, and an identical rearrangement of TCR-δ in triplets “B” and “C”. These data suggest a common, monoclonal initiation of ALL in one of these three triplets, followed by dissemination of clonal progeny to the other twins via vascular anastomoses within the single, monochorionic placenta that they shared in utero. Differences in IGH rearrangements in diagnostic samples also indicates divergent subclonal evolution of the original “pre-leukaemic” clone.
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