Acute myeloblastic leukemia
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Acute myeloblastic leukemia is a form of myeloid leukemia
affecting myeloblast
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More specifically, it can refer to:
Myeloid leukemia
Myeloid leukemia is a type of leukemia affecting myeloid tissue.Types include:* Acute myeloid leukemia* Chronic myelogenous leukemia...
affecting myeloblast
Myeloblast
The myeloblast is a unipotent stem cell, which will differentiate into one of the actors of the Granulocyte series.- Origin :These cells descend from the primitive reticulum cells, which are found in the stroma of the marrow. There is also an intermediate phase between the myeloblast and these...
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More specifically, it can refer to:
- Minimally differentiated acute myeloblastic leukemiaMinimally differentiated acute myeloblastic leukemiaMinimally differentiated acute myeloblastic leukemia is a subtype of AML. It is classified as M0 by FAB. It represents 2–3% of all cases of AML. Although minimally differentiated AML was recognized earlier, criteria for FAB M0 were developed in 1991...
(M0 in FABFrench-American-British classificationThe French-American-British classification systems refers to a series of classifications of hematologic diseases.It was first produced in 1976.Types include:* FAB classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemias...
) - - Acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturationAcute myeloblastic leukemia without maturationAcute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation is a quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells are found in the blood and bone marrow.It is classified as "M1" in the FAB classification.- External links :...
(M1 in FABFrench-American-British classificationThe French-American-British classification systems refers to a series of classifications of hematologic diseases.It was first produced in 1976.Types include:* FAB classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemias...
) - - Acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturationAcute myeloblastic leukemia with maturationM2 is a subtype of AML .It is also known as "Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation".-Cause:This subtype is characterized by a translocation of a part of chromosome 8 to chromosome 21, written as t...
(M2 in FABFrench-American-British classificationThe French-American-British classification systems refers to a series of classifications of hematologic diseases.It was first produced in 1976.Types include:* FAB classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemias...
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