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… Leukemia On this page: Health Tools Related … Basics What is leukemia? Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow, the soft tissue inside … leukemia , or CML. There are less common leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia . There are also subtypes of leukemia, …
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… Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) On this page: Health Tools … lymphoblasts. Lymphoblasts are a type of young white blood cell. They usually become mature infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes. But if those young cells don't …
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… Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) On this page: Health Tools … myeloblasts. Myeloblasts are a type of young white blood cell. They usually become mature, infection-fighting cells. But if those young cells don't mature like they …
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… Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) On this page: Health Tools … cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. It is also called chronic myelogenous leukemia. In CML, young white blood cells grow abnormally, and they don't mature or die off as …
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… Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) On this page: Health Tools … Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of the blood cells. It's a type of leukemia in which the bone marrow makes too many young white blood cells called lymphocytes. In CLL, some of these lymphocytes …
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… CD4+ Cells On this page: Overview Overview CD4+ cells are part of the immune system and are a type of white blood cell . White blood cells protect the body against infection. …
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… Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect … How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Stem cell transplant is a possible cure for sickle cell disease . …
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… Sickle Cell Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … Test Overview A sickle cell test is a blood test done to check for sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease . Sickle cell disease is …
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… Sickle Cell Disease On this page: Health Tools … What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease is a genetic red blood cell disorder. It …
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… Sickle Cell Trait On this page: Overview Overview Sickle cell trait occurs when a person inherits a sickle cell gene from just one parent. People with sickle cell …
