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Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Maturation
An acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by blasts with evidence of maturation to more mature neutrophils. Patients often present with anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia. AML with the t(8;21) is usually AML with maturation. This type of AML frequently responds to aggressive therapy. (NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
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