ABSTRACT

MOST COMMON CHROMOSOMAL/MOLECULAR ABNORMALITIES Tables 2.1 and 2.2 present common chromosomal abnormalities in hematopoietic tumors.

Deletions and monosomies

Deletions of parts of chromosome(s) or monosomies belong to frequent abnormalities in hematopoietic neoplasms. A deletion can occur on any chromosome, at any band, and can be any size (large or small).