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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for bone cancer
  1. Chromosome 4 
    ... commonly found in multiple myeloma, which is a cancer that starts in cells of the bone marrow. The translocation abnormally fuses the WHSC1 gene on chromosome 4 with part of another gene on chromosome 14. The fusion of these genes overactivates WHSC1, which appears to promote ... Human Genome Research Institute: Chromosome Abnormalities ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/4 - Genetics
  2. Chromosome 2 
    ... chromosomes 2 and 3 has been associated with cancers of a certain type of blood cell originating in the bone marrow (myeloid malignancies).Trisomy 2, in which cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/2 - Genetics
  3. Chromosome 20 
    ... 20 appear to be common in blood-related cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. Deletions of this chromosomal region have also been associated with other disorders of the blood and bone marrow, including polycythemia vera (which causes an overproduction ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/20 - Genetics
  4. Chromosome 7 
    ... in cancers of blood-forming tissue (leukemias) and cancers of immune system cells (lymphomas). A loss of part or all of one copy of chromosome 7 is common in myelodysplastic syndrome, which is a disease of the blood and bone marrow. People with this disorder have an increased ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/7 - Genetics
  5. Chromosome 1 
    ... uncontrolled way. When tumor suppressor genes are deleted, cancer can occur. More ... is characterized by the absence of a bone called the radius in each forearm and a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/1 - Genetics
  6. Chromosome 5 
    ... each cell. 5q- syndrome is a type of bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic ... blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).Most people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/5 - Genetics
  7. Chromosome 22 
    ... as Ewing sarcoma. These tumors develop in the bones or soft tissues, such as ... that cause these cancers are acquired during a person's lifetime and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/22 - Genetics
  8. Chromosome 11 
    ... suppressor gene. When tumor suppressor genes are deleted, cancer can occur. ... include enlarged openings in the two bones that make up much of the top and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/11 - Genetics
  9. Chromosome 8 
    ... 8 in aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2005 Jan ... Hemihyperplasia and discordant bone age in a patient with trisomy 8 mosaicism. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/8 - Genetics
  10. Chromosome 17 
    ... they proliferate abnormally. Excess promyelocytes accumulate in the bone marrow ... known as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. This translocation fuses part ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/17 - Genetics
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