Abstract
A unique variant Philadelphia translocation accompanied by the loss of the short arm of chromosome 9 in a 32-year-old female with common acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) is described. Furthermore, supernumerary chromosome 8 material was found as an insertion into the long arm of chromosome 2 and/or as ring chromosomes in addition to two normal chromosomes 8. The chromosomal abnormalities were identified by combined conventional chromosome banding analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The BCR-ABL rearrangement was confirmed by FISH and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) studies. Possible mechanisms leading to this variant intra Philadelphia translocation are discussed. The aberrations found have prognostic implications, because 9p anomalies confer an adverse effect to the already poor prognosis of Philadelphia-positive ALL.
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