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Does isochromosome 7q mandate bone marrow transplant in children with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome?

Abstract
We report on nine children with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), eight of whom had clonal abnormalities of chromosome 7. Seven children had an isochromosome 7 [i(7)(q10)] and one a derivative chromosome 7, all with an apparently identical (centromeric) breakpoint. Children with SDS are predisposed to myelodysplasia (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) often with chromosome 7 abnormalities. Allogeneic transplants have been used to treat these children, however, they are a high-risk transplant group and require careful evaluation. Three of the children were transplanted but only one survived, who to our knowledge remains the longest surviving SDS transplant patient (4.5 years +). The six non-transplanted children are well. In classic MDS, chromosome 7 abnormalities are associated with rapid progression to acute leukaemia; however, we present evidence to suggest that isochromosome 7q may represent a separate disease entity in SDS children. This is a particularly interesting finding given that the SDS gene has recently been mapped to the centromeric region of chromosome 7. Our studies indicate that i(7)(q10) is a relatively benign rearrangement and that it is not advisable to offer allogeneic transplants to SDS children with i(7)(q10) alone in the absence of other clinical signs of disease progression.
AuthorsJoan Cunningham, Mark Sales, Andrew Pearce, Julie Howard, Ray Stallings, Nicholas Telford, Rosalie Wilkie, Brian Huntly, Angela Thomas, Aengus O'Marcaigh, Andrew Will, Norman Pratt
JournalBritish journal of haematology (Br J Haematol) Vol. 119 Issue 4 Pg. 1062-9 (Dec 2002) ISSN: 0007-1048 [Print] England
PMID12472589 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 (genetics)
  • Disease Progression
  • Failure to Thrive (genetics)
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Infant
  • Isochromosomes (genetics)
  • Karyotyping
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (genetics, therapy)
  • Patient Selection
  • Syndrome

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