chromosomal translocation t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1) (AML-M3)

Introduction

• chromosomal translocation t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1) involving PML with RARA may be a cause of acute promyelocytic leukemia; the PML breakpoints (type A & type B) lie on either side of an alternatively spliced exon

More general terms

• chromosomal translocation

Additional terms

• AML-M3; acute promyelocytic leukemia