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LYMPHOBLAST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An immature lymphocyteplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lymphoblast" is a kind of...):

lymph cell; lymphocyte (an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)

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An acute lymphoblastic leukemia (current term: precursor lymphoblastic leukemia) of B-or T-cell origin which according to the FAB classification is characterized by the presence of more mature-appearing lymphoblasts.

(L1 Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of lymphoblasts that carry a translocation between the BCR gene on chromosome 22 and the ABL1 gene on chromosome 9.

(Childhood B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with t(9;22)(q34;q11.2); BCR-ABL1, NCI Thesaurus)

A precursor lymphoid neoplasm composed of B-lymphoblasts which contain less than 46 chromosomes.

(B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma with Hypodiploidy, NCI Thesaurus)

A precursor lymphoid neoplasm which is composed of B-lymphoblasts and carries a translocation between the E2A gene on chromosome 19 and the PBX1 gene on chromosome 1.

(B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma with t(1;19)(q23;p13.3); E2A-PBX1 (TCF3-PBX1), NCI Thesaurus)

A rare B-cell acute leukemia characterized by the presence of lymphoblasts that carry a translocation between the IL3 gene on chromosome 5 and the IGH locus on chromosome 14.

(B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with t(5;14)(q31;q32); IL3-IGH, NCI Thesaurus)

A B-cell acute leukemia characterized by the presence of lymphoblasts that carry a translocation between the TEL gene on chromosome 12 and the AML1 gene on chromosome 21.

(B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with t(12;21)(p13;q22); TEL-AML1 (ETV6-RUNX1), NCI Thesaurus)

A B-cell acute leukemia characterized by the presence of lymphoblasts that carry a translocation between the BCR gene on chromosome 22 and the ABL1 gene on chromosome 9.

(B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with t(9;22)(q34;q11.2); BCR-ABL1, NCI Thesaurus)

A B-cell acute leukemia characterized by the presence of lymphoblasts that carry a translocation between the E2A gene on chromosome 19 and the PBX1 gene on chromosome 1.

(B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with t(1;19)(q23;p13.3); E2A-PBX1 (TCF3-PBX1), NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm of lymphoblasts committed to the B-cell lineage, typically composed of small to medium-sized blast cells.

(B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

A B-cell acute leukemia characterized by the presence of lymphoblasts which contain less than 46 chromosomes.

(Hypodiploid B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)




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