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Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis Associated with Down Syndrome

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Overview

NCI Definition: A myeloid proliferation occurring in newborns with Down syndrome. It is clinically and morphologically indistinguishable from acute myeloid leukemia and is associated with GATA1 mutations. The blasts display morphologic and immunophenotypic features of megakaryocytic lineage. In the majority of patients the myeloid proliferation undergoes spontaneous remission. [1]

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis, Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder, TAM
Parent(s)
Myeloid Proliferations Associated with Down Syndrome
OncoTree Name
Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis
OncoTree Code
TAM

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

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