Double Minute Chromosomes in Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>
Abstract:Two patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) with double minute chromosomes (dmins) are described. One patient had dmins in approximately one-third of bone marrow cells examined at diagnosis; no other karyotypic changes were observed. The dmins disappeared when the patient achieved a complete remission. The second patient developed acute leukemia as a second cancer, having previously received radiotherapy and chemotherapy for a breast carcinoma. At the time of diagnosis of AML, the patient exhibited dmi… Show more
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