Leukemia

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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syngeneic human transplantation

Health care; Leukemia

The transplantation from an identical twin donor to an identical twin recipient. Thus there is no genetic or, therefore, immune disparity and no likelihood of host versus graft (rejection) or graft ...

purpura

Health care; Leukemia

The presence of skin bleeding. This may be in the form of black and blue patches of varying sizes (ecchymoses) or pin-head-sized spots called petechiae or both.