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Philadelphia chromosome

Philadelphia chromosome

(Science: genetics, oncology) characteristic chromosomal abnormality in which a portion of chromosome 22 is translocated to chromosome 9. This abnormality is found in nearly all cases of chronic myeloid leukaemia and some cases of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.


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... gene involved in retinoblastoma C-myc involved in Burkitt's lymphoma. Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelogenous leukemia Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) C- ras involved ...

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... (break point cluster region gene). The BCR locus is rearranged in the Philadelphia+ chromosome (Ph+) observed with high frequency in chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs) and acute ...

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