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A 20-year-old man was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with translocation (8;21). He achieved complete remission after two induction chemotherapy courses, and subsequently received two consolidation courses and an intensification course. Three years later, he presented with central nervous system relapse and 15% blasts in the bone marrow, despite normal blood counts. He received salvage chemotherapy and cranial irradiation. Second complete remission was achieved.
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Asterisk before the allele number denotes nomenclature based on DNA sequence analysis.
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HLA-A/B antigen-matched, DRB1 allele-matched
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Mijovic, A. (2012). God Bless the Child. In: Transfusion Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2182-4_24
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