Which of the following is not a ourable prognostic marker in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)?
Correct Answer: Hypodiploidy
Description: Favourable prognostic markers in pediatric ALL include age between 2 and 10 years a low white cell count hyperdiploidy trisomy of chromosomes 4, 7, and 10 the presence of a t(12;21) Several factors are associated with a worse prognosis: age younger than 2 years, largely because of the strong association of infantile ALL with translocations involving the MLL gene presentation in adolescence or adulthood peripheral blood blast counts greater than 100,000, which probably reflects a high tumor burden.
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