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Congenital acute myeloid leukemia in Down syndrome
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Congenital leukemia is an uncommon myeloproliferative disorder usually diagnosed in the first month of life. Newborns with Down syndrome have an increased susceptibility to acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. We report a case of a newborn with Down syndrome diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The diagnosis was established by clinical and hematological work-up.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22551/2018.19.0502.10129
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