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trisomy 19

Trisomy 19 is frequently encountered in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as a secondary abnormality: however, trisomy 19 rarely occurs as a sole chromosomal abnormality.

Sole chromosomal abnormality in tumors

- myeloid proliferations (18594167)

- adenocarcinoma
- astrocytic tumor

Secondary abnormality

- chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

References

- Daskalakis M, Mauritzson N, Johansson B, Bouabdallah K, Onida F, Kunzmann R, Müller-Berndorff H, Schmitt-Gräff A, Lübbert M. Trisomy 19 as the sole chromosomal abnormality in proliferative chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Leuk Res. 2006 Aug;30(8):1043-7. PMID: 16464494