T-Cell Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL)
Description:
Available tests
Karyotyping
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation: BCR-ABL to detect episomal amplification of ABL; MLL to detect 11q23 rearrangement
Karyotyping
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation: BCR-ABL to detect episomal amplification of ABL; MLL to detect 11q23 rearrangement
Clinical details:
Cytogenetic analysis in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) can aid in the diagnosis of disease and identify markers which can then be used to assess remission status and in disease monitoring. T-ALL FISH testing strategy:
Synonyms or keywords:
T-ALL, T-cell ALL, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, BCR-ABL, NUP214/ABL, MLL
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Last updated: 24/01/2020
