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5q- syndrome

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000075

A rare disorder caused by loss of part of the long arm (q arm) of human chromosome 5. This syndrome affects myeloid (bone marrow) cells, causing treatment-resistant anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes that may lead to acute myelogenous leukemia. Also called 5q minus syndrome.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000075
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonyms5q minus syndrome
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A rare disorder caused by loss of part of the long arm (q arm) of human chromosome 5. This syndrome affects myeloid (bone marrow) cells, causing treatment-resistant anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes that may lead to acute myelogenous leukemia. Also called 5q minus syndrome.",
  "synonyms": [
    "5q minus syndrome"
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  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/5q-syndrome/"
}

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