CALLA negative precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia with MLL gene translocation and an unusual FISH signal pattern

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2011 Jan-Mar;54(1):176-9. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.77396.

Abstract

Rearrangements of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene at 11q23 commonly occur in infants with CALLA negative B lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Most often, these are detected by conventional karyotyping; however, fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) with the help of a dual-color break-apart probe is used to identify cryptic translocations. When there is an MLL gene translocation, the usual FISH signal pattern is 1 red-1 green-1 yellow fusion signal pattern. We present a case of an infant with CALLA negative precursor B-ALL with a characteristic translocation t(4;11) (q21;q23), however, with an unusual MLL FISH signal pattern.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein / genetics*
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / pathology*
  • Translocation, Genetic*

Substances

  • KMT2A protein, human
  • Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase