This disease might be caused by the retrovirus HTLV-1 or by exposure to (*) benzene.
Ludwig Gross was able to inoculate this disease into neonatal mice, proving that there existed a virus for it in that organism. One form of this disease involves the translocation of chromosomes 9 and 22, resulting in the so-called Philadelphia chromosome. This disease might be caused by the retrovirus HTLV-1 or by exposure to (*) benzene. This disease comes in varieties like "chronic myelogenous" and one named for the appearance of "hairy cells" under a microscope. It starts at the bone marrow and was common among children who survived the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic blasts. For 10 points, name this cancer which sees an increase in white blood cell count.
Ludwig Gross was able to inoculate this disease into neonatal mice, proving that there existed a virus for it in that organism.
leukemia [accept specific forms mentioned in this question, such as chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML; and hairy cell leukemia; prompt on cancer]