Pancytopenia presenting with monosomy 7 which disappeared after immunosuppressive therapy

Leuk Res. 2004 Mar;28(3):315-9. doi: 10.1016/s0145-2126(03)00263-7.

Abstract

Monosomy 7 syndrome in infant is considered as pre-leukemic condition of poor prognosis. However, it seems controversial recently, because some cases of monosomy 7 syndrome showed spontaneous remission. We report 2-year-old girl with severe pancytopenia, who presented with monosomy 7. Morphologically, there was little dysplasia in the trilineage hematopoiesis. Monosomy 7 clone of CD34 positive cells, bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNC), and peripheral nuclear cells was 4.0, 40, and 3.8%, respectively. Immunosuppressive therapy was effective along with the disappearance of monosomy 7 clone. WT1 mRNA expression was not increased in monosomy 7 clone. Pathogenesis of monosomy 7 and its relation to aplastic anemia is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Aplastic / drug therapy
  • Anemia, Aplastic / genetics
  • Anemia, Aplastic / pathology
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7*
  • Clone Cells / pathology
  • Colony-Forming Units Assay
  • Female
  • Genes, Wilms Tumor
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Monosomy*
  • Pancytopenia / drug therapy*
  • Pancytopenia / genetics
  • Pancytopenia / pathology
  • Preleukemia / drug therapy
  • Preleukemia / genetics
  • Preleukemia / pathology
  • RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • RNA, Messenger