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Leukemia
The prevention and treatment of leukemia -- cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease is characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells.
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genes
Health care; Leukemia
The genes are composed of DNA and are carried on the chromosomes. Genes direct the production of all the molecules that form the structures that of a cell. Genes determine the inherited ...
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Health care; Leukemia
The genetic material in the cell. DNA is made up of a sugar-phosphate backbone with ladderlike "steps" composed of purines and pyrimidines (building blocks of nucleic acids). The sequence of the ...
diagnosis
Health care; Leukemia
The identification of a disease or condition by a physician from a patient's signs, symptoms, and test results.
graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
Health care; Leukemia
The immune attack by lymphocytes in a donor's marrow or blood cell suspension (the graft) against the tissues of the recipient (the host). The immune cells most engaged in this reaction are donor T ...
graft verses host disease
Health care; Leukemia
The immune attack by lymphocytes in the donor's marrow or blood cell suspension (the graft) against the tissues of the recipient (the host T). The immune cells most engaged in this reaction are donor ...
remission induction therapy
Health care; Leukemia
The initial course of treatment given to patients on admission to hospital, which is intended to remove all evidence of clinically detectable leukemia or lymphoma.
mucous membranes
Health care; Leukemia
The inner lining of cavities such as the mouth, nose, and sinuses. These linings require new cells to be made to replace those that drop off. This replacement is a normal process and keeps the lining ...
