A New Complex Variant 4-Point Break Three-Way Translocation Involving Chromosomes 8, 15 and 17 in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review
The genetic hallmark of Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is the balanced reciprocal translocation t(15;17)(q24;q21), resulting in the PML::RARα fusion gene. Although the majority of APL patients carry the typical t(15;17), variant translocations involving three or more chromosomes have also been described. We report...