Acute Leukemia With Ph1-Like Chromosome in an LSD User
JAMA September 9, 1968 DOI: 10.1001/jama.1968.03140370093024 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA person who used several hallucinogenic drugs, including LSD, mescaline, marijuana, and amphetamines, developed acute leukemia. The patient's leukemic cells contained a Ph1-like chromosome, a finding rarely reported in acute leukemia or in individuals who have taken LSD. Lymphocytes transformed with phytohemagglutinin did not show chromosome breaks.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A user of hallucinogenic drugs who developed acute leukemia |
| Topics | LSD Mescaline |
| Keywords | Medicine Hallucinogen Leukemia |
| Citations | 23 |
| Key finding | A Ph1-like chromosome was found in the leukemic cells of a hallucinogenic drug user with acute leukemia. |
Abstract
Acute leukemia occurred in a user of several hallucinogenic drugs (lysergic acid diethylamide [LSD], mescaline, marihuana, and amphetamines). The leukemic leukocytes of the patient contained a Ph1-like chromosome; lymphocytes transformed with phytohemagglutinin did not show chromosome breaks. A Ph1-like chromosome has only rarely been reported in either acute leukemia or in cultured lymphocytes of individuals ingesting LSD.