Table 3.

PML-RARα cases due to complex rearrangements

Case no.3-150KaryotypePML-RARαFISHPML-RARα RT-PCR
Three-way translocations       
  29/M3 46,XY,t(1;17;15)(p32;q21;q22)/46,idem,add(21)(p13)/46,XY ND Positive 
 30/M3v 46,XX,t(7;17;15)(q22;q21;q22) Fusion on der(15) ND 
 31/M3v 46,XY,t(6;17;15)(p21;q21;q22)/46,XY ND Positive (bcr1)  
 32/M3, M3r 46,XX,t(8;17;15)(q22;q21;q22),t(12;14)(q13;q32)/47,idem,+8/46,XX ND Positive (bcr1) 
 33/M3v 46,XX,t(13;17;15)(p13;q21;q22)/46,XX ND Positive (bcr3) 
 34/M3 46,XX,t(5;17;15)(q14;q21;q22)/48,idem,+8,+21 Fusion on der(15) Positive (bcr1/2)  
Simple variant cases    
 35/M3 46,XX,t(5;15)(q13;q22),ins(15;17)(q22;q21q21)3-151/46,XX Fusion on der(15)3-152 Positive 
 36/M3 46,XY,t(1;17)(p34;q21)3-151,ins(1;15)(p34;q22q22)3-151 Fusion on der(1)3-153 Positive (bcr1)  
Very complex cases    
 37/M3v 46,XY,add(4)(p16),ins(15;17)(q22;q21q21)3-151,add(17)(q25)/46,XY Fusion on der(15) Positive (bcr3) 
 38/M3v 46,XY,t(5;15;17)(q35;q22;q23)3-151,ins(15;17)(q22;q21q21)3-151,der(20)
t(8;20)(q12;p12) 
Fusion on der(15)3-155 Positive (bcr3) 
 39/M3v 46,XX,t(2;19;17;15)(p24;p13;q21;q22)3-151,ins(17;2)(q21;p16p24)3-151/
47,idem,+8/46,XX 
Fusion on der(15) ND 
 40/M3 46,XY,del(2)(p1?p2?),add(15)(q22),add(16)(q?1),add(17)(q?1)/
47,idem,+8/46,XY 
Fusion in nuclei ND 
 41/M3 47,XX,der(7)t(1;7)(q10;p10),+8,add(15)(q25),dup(17)(q11q21)3-151/46,XX No fusion, but RARα x2 on dup(17q) Positive (bcr1) 
 42/M3 46,XX,der(6)t(6;17)(p23;q2?)3-151,−13,der(14)t(14;16)(p11;?),−16,hsr(17)
(q21)3-151,der(21),+der(21)x2/46,XX 
No fusion, but RARα x3 on hsr(17q) Positive 
Case no.3-150KaryotypePML-RARαFISHPML-RARα RT-PCR
Three-way translocations       
  29/M3 46,XY,t(1;17;15)(p32;q21;q22)/46,idem,add(21)(p13)/46,XY ND Positive 
 30/M3v 46,XX,t(7;17;15)(q22;q21;q22) Fusion on der(15) ND 
 31/M3v 46,XY,t(6;17;15)(p21;q21;q22)/46,XY ND Positive (bcr1)  
 32/M3, M3r 46,XX,t(8;17;15)(q22;q21;q22),t(12;14)(q13;q32)/47,idem,+8/46,XX ND Positive (bcr1) 
 33/M3v 46,XX,t(13;17;15)(p13;q21;q22)/46,XX ND Positive (bcr3) 
 34/M3 46,XX,t(5;17;15)(q14;q21;q22)/48,idem,+8,+21 Fusion on der(15) Positive (bcr1/2)  
Simple variant cases    
 35/M3 46,XX,t(5;15)(q13;q22),ins(15;17)(q22;q21q21)3-151/46,XX Fusion on der(15)3-152 Positive 
 36/M3 46,XY,t(1;17)(p34;q21)3-151,ins(1;15)(p34;q22q22)3-151 Fusion on der(1)3-153 Positive (bcr1)  
Very complex cases    
 37/M3v 46,XY,add(4)(p16),ins(15;17)(q22;q21q21)3-151,add(17)(q25)/46,XY Fusion on der(15) Positive (bcr3) 
 38/M3v 46,XY,t(5;15;17)(q35;q22;q23)3-151,ins(15;17)(q22;q21q21)3-151,der(20)
t(8;20)(q12;p12) 
Fusion on der(15)3-155 Positive (bcr3) 
 39/M3v 46,XX,t(2;19;17;15)(p24;p13;q21;q22)3-151,ins(17;2)(q21;p16p24)3-151/
47,idem,+8/46,XX 
Fusion on der(15) ND 
 40/M3 46,XY,del(2)(p1?p2?),add(15)(q22),add(16)(q?1),add(17)(q?1)/
47,idem,+8/46,XY 
Fusion in nuclei ND 
 41/M3 47,XX,der(7)t(1;7)(q10;p10),+8,add(15)(q25),dup(17)(q11q21)3-151/46,XX No fusion, but RARα x2 on dup(17q) Positive (bcr1) 
 42/M3 46,XX,der(6)t(6;17)(p23;q2?)3-151,−13,der(14)t(14;16)(p11;?),−16,hsr(17)
(q21)3-151,der(21),+der(21)x2/46,XX 
No fusion, but RARα x3 on hsr(17q) Positive 

ND indicates not determined.

F3-150

Morphology as follows: M3, hypergranular classic M3; M3v, hypogranular variant M3; M3r, M3 with more than 30% regular nuclei as defined in the accompanying manuscript by Sainty et al.1 

F3-151

Abnormalities demonstrated by FISH analyses.

F3-152

der(15) consists of 15pter→15q22∷17q21∷5q13→5qter.

F3-153

der(1) consists of 17qter→17q21∷15q22∷1p34→1qter.

F3-155

der(15) consists of 15pter→15q22∷17q21∷5q35→5qter.

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