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40-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of recurrent epistaxis and ongoing gingival bleeding. She has no history of trauma. Past medical history is noncontributory. Family history is significant for hemophilia A in her brother. Temperature is 37.0°C (98.6°F), pulse is 125/min, respirations are 20/min, and blood pressure is 105/75 mmHg. Physical examination shows mucosal pallor and petechiae on the lower extremities. There is ongoing oozing of blood from the gingiva. Laboratory studies are shown:
After stabilization and appropriate workup, bone marrow biopsy is performed and is shown below:

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Chromosomal analysis of the abnormal cells will most likely show which of the following abnormalities?
| Laboratory value | Result |
| Complete blood count | |
| Hemoglobin | 8.6 g/dL |
| Platelets | 60,000/mm3 |
| Leukocytes | 3,500/mm3 |
| Coagulation profile | |
| Prothrombin time (PT) | 25 sec |
| Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) | 50 sec |
| Bleeding time (BT) | 11 minutes |
| Plasma fibrinogen | 150 mg/dL (N = 200-400 mg/dL) |
| D-dimer | 1200 ng/dL (N = <500 ng/mL) |
After stabilization and appropriate workup, bone marrow biopsy is performed and is shown below:

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Chromosomal analysis of the abnormal cells will most likely show which of the following abnormalities?
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