This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
The spectrum of chromosomal translocations in the Arab world: ethnic-specific chromosomal translocations and their relevance to diseases
Chromosoma Open Access 30 July 2022
-
Emerging molecular subtypes and therapeutic targets in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Frontiers of Medicine Open Access 05 January 2021
-
Increased leukemia-associated gene expression in benzene-exposed workers
Scientific Reports Open Access 04 July 2014
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Van Den Neste E, Robin V, Francart J, Hagemeijer A, Stul M, Vandenberghe P et al. Chromosomal translocations independently predict treatment failure, treatment-free survival and overall survival in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients treated with cladribine. Leukemia 2007; 21: 1715–1722.
Mayr C, Speicher MR, Kofler DM, Buhmann R, Strehl J, Busch R et al. Chromosomal translocations are associated with poor prognosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 2006; 107: 742–751.
Juliusson G, Oscier DG, Fitchett M, Ross FM, Stockdill G, Mackie MJ et al. Prognostic subgroups in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia defined by specific chromosomal abnormalities. N Engl J Med 1990; 323: 720–724.
Nowakowski GS, Smoley S, Schwager S, Zent CS, Call TG, Shanafelt TD et al. Presence of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGH) translocations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia is related to poor prognosis. ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts. Blood 2007; 110: 2067.
Nowakowski GS, Dewald GW, Hoyer JD, Paternoster SF, Stockero KJ, Fink SR et al. Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization with an IGH probe is important in the evaluation of patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2005; 130: 36–42.
Cavazzini F, Hernandez JA, Gozzetti A, Russo Rossi A, De Angeli C, Tiseo R et al. Chromosome 14q32 translocations involving the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia identify a disease subset with poor prognosis. Br J Haematol 2008; 142: 529–536.
Van Bockstaele F, Verhasselt B, Philippe J . Prognostic markers in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a comprehensive review. Blood Rev 2009; 23: 25–47.
Döhner H, Stilgenbauer S, Benner A, Leupolt E, Krober A, Bullinger L et al. Genomic aberrations and survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. N Engl J Med 2000; 343: 1910–1916.
Acknowledgements
We thank the following clinicians and clinical biologists for providing clinical data and material for morphological review: D Bauwens, T Braeckevelt, G Bries, D Brohée, C Chatelain, A Delannoy, A De Weweire, C Doyen, C Dubois, F Forget, O Hamdam, L Harlet, MF Louis, B Maes, S Marichal, P Mineur, S Neven, A Nijs, V Peeters, P Pierre, J Verschuere, L Waumans. We gratefully acknowledge D. Sartenaer, M. Stul and P. Vannuffel for excellent technical assistance and R Siebert for kindly providing probes for FISH. We also are indebted to A. Ferrant and A. Hagemeijer for critical reading of this manuscript. N Put is supported by Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) Vlaanderen—Research Foundation Flanders. P Vandenberghe is a senior clinical investigator of FWO Vlaanderen.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Supplementary Information accompanies the paper on the Leukemia website (http://www.nature.com/leu)
Supplementary information
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Put, N., Meeus, P., Chatelain, B. et al. Translocation t(14;18) is not associated with inferior outcome in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia 23, 1201–1204 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2009.44
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2009.44
This article is cited by
-
The spectrum of chromosomal translocations in the Arab world: ethnic-specific chromosomal translocations and their relevance to diseases
Chromosoma (2022)
-
Emerging molecular subtypes and therapeutic targets in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Frontiers of Medicine (2021)
-
Metaphase Cytogenetics in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Current Genetic Medicine Reports (2016)
-
Increased leukemia-associated gene expression in benzene-exposed workers
Scientific Reports (2014)
-
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and prolymphocytic leukemia with MYC translocations: a subgroup with an aggressive disease course
Annals of Hematology (2012)