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Transient abnormal myelopoiesis

Author: Ke Xu, MD, 03/05/2023
Category: Myeloid Neoplasms and acute leukemia (WHO 2016) > Acute Myeloid Leukemia > Myeloid proliferations related to Down syndrome > Transient abnormal myelopoiesis
Published Date: 03/29/2023

The blood film of a 3-day-old neonate with trisomy 21 (Down’s syndrome) and an exon 2 mutation in the GATA1 gene showing blasts, nucleated red cells, polychromasia and a giant platelet (May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain). The transient abnormal myelopoiesis resolved spontaneously without chemotherapy.