C O Sidibé, O Samassékou, M Bathily, M Ly, Y Diallo, G Landouré, S F Traoré, C O Guinto, M Traoré
{"title":"[Diagnosis and evaluation of the response to treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia in Mali by fluorescent in situ hybridization].","authors":"C O Sidibé, O Samassékou, M Bathily, M Ly, Y Diallo, G Landouré, S F Traoré, C O Guinto, M Traoré","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome or its molecular equivalent, the <i>BCR/ABL1</i> fusion gene. Diagnosis and monitoring of CML are done by detecting this chromosome, the <i>BCR/ABL1</i> gene, or the <i>BCR/ABL1</i> transcript. In Mali, genetic tools of diagnosis and follow-up are still lacking, so we did this study with the objectives of developing the FISH technique to diagnose, to follow up, and to characterize the cytogenetic profile of CML patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We carried out FISH technique by using the dual color dual fusion probe for <i>BCR/ABL1</i> on interphase nuclei and metaphases. Slides were scanned with an epifluorescence microscope.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 25 patients (16 for diagnostic and 9 for follow-up) were included. We achieved a 92% success rate for obtaining metaphases. The <i>BCR/ABL1</i> gene fusion signal was present in 22 patients. Among those 22 patients, 16 presented a typical signal pattern and 6 presented atypical signal patterns.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We set up the FISH technique in Mali for the diagnosis and the follow-up of CML patients and identified atypical translocation of t(9;22).</p>","PeriodicalId":93438,"journal":{"name":"Health sciences and disease : the journal of medicine and health science","volume":"23 7","pages":"6-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11377021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142141995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Th Coulibaly, A J Ouabo, G Landouré, H O Bah, L Cissé, S H Diallo, S Diallo, O Samassékou, A B Maïga, F Kané, A Yalcouyé, A Taméga, A Bocoum, M E Dembélé, A Témé, C O Sidibé, A K Cissé, O Traoré, M Traoré, C O Guinto
{"title":"[Clinical and laboratory features of recessive Limb Girdle Muscular dystrophies in the Department Neurology of University Hospital of Point G].","authors":"Th Coulibaly, A J Ouabo, G Landouré, H O Bah, L Cissé, S H Diallo, S Diallo, O Samassékou, A B Maïga, F Kané, A Yalcouyé, A Taméga, A Bocoum, M E Dembélé, A Témé, C O Sidibé, A K Cissé, O Traoré, M Traoré, C O Guinto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Limb-Girdle Muscular dystrophies (LGMD) is a group of inherited diseases characterized by predominantly proximal and limb muscle weakness. These are rare diseases that have not been well studied in sub-saharan Africa. The aim of our was the clinical and paraclinical characterization of patients with recessive LGMD at the Department of Neurology of the Teaching Hospital of Point G.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>We conducted a longitudinal prospective study which took place from March 2014 to May 2019. Patients with recessive LGMD phenotype were enrolled. Sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory data were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We enrolled 46 families (67 patients), i.e. a frequency of 16.7% among the neurodegenerative diseases seen in the service. Among them, 45.6% came from the Sikasso region. Autosomal recessive inheritance pattern was suspected in 67.4% of the families. Symptoms appeared mainly in the first decade of life. Proximal muscle weakness was found in almost all patients. Cardiac examination showed dilated cardiomyopathy in 4.5% of cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy is a disabling disease that is found in Mali. Further study of these cases could elucidate the underlying genetic defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":93438,"journal":{"name":"Health sciences and disease : the journal of medicine and health science","volume":"22 11","pages":"24-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8612446/pdf/nihms-1754578.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39927067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}