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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Genetics
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital provide details of new studies and findings in the area of acute myeloid leukemia genetics
April 16th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute myeloid leukemia: a rare aggressive leukemia with clinicopathologic features distinct from chronic myeloid leukemia in myeloid blast crisis," new data in acute myeloid leukemia. "We performed a multi-institutional retrospective analysis of the morphologic features, immunophenotype, cytogenetics, and BCR-ABL transcript characterization of cases of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute myeloid leukemia (Ph+ AML). We compared these cases with cases of documented chronic myelogenous leukemia in myeloid blast crisis (CML-MBC)," researchers in the United States report. "Patients with Ph+ AML were less likely to...
Source: Hematology Week (2007-04-16)
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