Hyperdiploidy

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  1. 1
    The state of being hyperdiploid; hyperploidy in diploid organisms (including humans). uncountable, usually

    "In this issue of Blood, Dastugue and colleagues report their findings examining the impact of hyperdiploidy on the outcome of children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Since the 1980s, it has been appreciated that 25% to 30% of B-cell ALL cases have a “high” hyperdiploid karyotype (generally defined as >50-67 chromosomes) and that this subset has an unusually good prognosis (reviewed by Paulsson and Johansson)."

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"In this issue of Blood, Dastugue and colleagues report their findings examining the impact of hyperdiploidy on the outcome of children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Since the 1980s, it has been appreciated that 25% to 30% of B-cell ALL cases have a “high” hyperdiploid karyotype (generally defined as >50-67 chromosomes) and that this subset has an unusually good prognosis (reviewed by Paulsson and Johansson)."

Etymology

From hyper- + diploidy.

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