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Table 4 Comparison of cytogenetics of AML patients between our study and other studies worldwide

From: Cytogenetic profile of adult acute myeloid leukemia in Egypt: a single-center experience

Cytogenetic finding

Frequency (%)

Our study 2021

Western population

Middle east population

Asian population

USA 2002 [34]

UK 2006 [33]

Spain 2006 [5]

Oman 2007 [27]

Tunisia 2012 [25]

KSA 2017 [11]

Morocco 2019 [12]

Morocco 2021 [13]

Japan 2008 [28]

China 2009 [31]

India 2020 [26]

Normal karyotype

56.7%

48%

45%

36%

38%

37.1%

36%

42%

44%

41.8%

42%

34.7%

Structural abnormalities:

t(8;21)(q22;q22)

7.5%

8.7%

4%

2.7%

11%

12.2%

12%

12.5%

8.4%

17.7%

8%

20.8%

inv(16)/t(16;16)(p13;q22)

7.5%

7.9%

2%

2.7%

3%

3.8%

7%

3.3%

4.7%

4.1%

21.3%

t(v;11q23)

7.5%

4.5%

2%

3.3%

2%

3.5%

6%

1%

1%

5%

1%

3.4%

t(15;17)(q24;q21)

9.2%

8%

14.8%

10%

13.2%

6%

3.7%

3.9%

14%

8.6%

inv(3)/t(3;3)(q21;q26)

1.6%

1%

3.2%

2%

0.6%

0.2%

0.8%

3.4%

t(9;22)(q34;q11)

0.8%

1%

1.1%

1.1%

2%

Complex karyotype

0.8%

2.5%

15%

8%

10.8%

7.4%

12%

6.4%

6%

2.3%

Numerical abnormalities:

Trisomy 8

3.3%

10.1%

6%

11.4%

11%

7%

15%

4.5%

5.3%

2%

Trisomy 11

1.66%

1.6%

1%

2.3%

3.3%

i(17)(q10)

0.8%

del(3q)

0.8%

Der(1)t(1;6)(p36;q22)

0.8%

-7/del(7q)

0.8%

7.8%

5%

8.6%

5%

3%

2.9%

2.7%

0.3%

1%

1.1%

del(5q)

3.5%

5%

9.1%

6%

2.2%

0.5%

0.3%

1%

2.3%

  1. AML: Acute myeloid leukemia; t: Translocation; inv: Inversion; i: Isochromosome; del: Deletion