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MYELOID LEUKEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
Synonyms:
chronic myelocytic leukemia; myeloid leukemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("myeloid leukemia" is a kind of...):
chronic leukemia (slowly progressing leukemia)
granulocytic leukemia; myelocytic leukemia (a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood)
Context examples:
The development of myeloid leukemia is a very rare adverse effect of some types of cancer treatments that damage cell.
(Study finds elevated risk of certain rare blood cancers after chemotherapy for most solid tumors, National Institutes of Health)
This rearrangement is associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia.
(ABL1/BCR Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute myeloid leukemia characterized by a predominant immature erythroid population.
(Acute Erythroid Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
This allele, which encodes MIR29B1 RNA, plays a role in lung cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes.
(MIR29B1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes MIR29B2 RNA, plays a role in lung cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.
(MIR29B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular and ovarian carcinomas, acute promyelocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.
(MIR223 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with cholangiocarcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia and sickle cell disease.
(MIR320A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of breast carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma and acute myeloid leukemia.
(MIR204 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute myeloid leukemia in which the monoblasts represent 80% or more of the total cellular population. (WHO, 2001) — 2003
(Acute Monoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia and psoriasis.
(MIR203 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
