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LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lymphoblastic leukemia" is a kind of...):
lymphocytic leukemia (leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood)
Context examples:
A chromosomal deletion in the pseudoautosomal region 1 of either chromosome X or Y causing fusion of this gene with the CRLF2 gene is associated with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
(P2RY8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The wild-type allele is expressed in oligodendroglial tumors and is involved in a chromosomal translocation t(14;21)(q11.2;q22), which is associated with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
(OLIG2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Patients usually present with chronic eosinophilic leukemia, and less often with acute myeloid leukemia or T-lymphoblastic leukemia.
(Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms with PDGFRA Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)
This fusion is associated with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
(NUP214/ABL1 Fusion Gene Variant 1, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug used to treat certain types of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL).
(Arranon, NCI Dictionary)
The most frequent type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
(B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
An acute lymphoblastic leukemia occurring during adulthood.
(Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia occurring in adults.
(Adult B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
This rearrangement is associated with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
(ADD3/NUP98 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called: ALL, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
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