Cytogenetic Instability in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors

Table 5

Mean frequency of BCR/ABL translocations and extra signals obtained for ALL survivors, healthy individuals, and patients at the time of initial diagnosis.

Groups of individuals	𝑛	Translocations % (mean±SD)	Extra Signals % (mean±SD)
ALL survivors	8	0.99±0.55	1.19±0.97
Healthy individuals	8	0.49±0.53	0.25±0.27
ALL patients at diagnosis	4	1.20±0.26^∗	1.80±6.18

∗Statistically different, 𝑃<.05.