One variety of this disease is diagnosed by staining for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and showshairlike projections. Another subtype is distinguished by the presence of Auer rods, and is treated withATRA due to the pre
One variety of this disease is diagnosed by staining for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and showshairlike projections. Another subtype is distinguished by the presence of Auer rods, and is treated withATRA due to the presence of a PML-RAR-alpha fusion protein. Imatinib treats another variety of thisdisease expressing BCR-ABL from the Philadelphia chromosome; that variety evolves into a "blast crisis".Patients with this disease often develop pinprick bleeds. People with Down syndrome are at higher risk forthe most common type of this disease. Subtypes include acute lymphoblastic and chronic myelogenous.Acute types of this disease are characterized by a buildup of immature blood cells. For 10 points, name thiscancer of the bone marrow.
One variety of this disease is diagnosed by staining for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and showshairlike projections.
leukemia [do NOT accept "lymphoma"]