A rare type of this disease is characterized by fine projections on cells, which look like hairs.
Two types of this disease are divided according to the French-American-British, or FAB, classification system. A rare type of this disease is characterized by fine projections on cells, which look like hairs. Several types of this disease results from the creation of a BCR-ABL fusion gene. That gene is created by reciprocal translocation between the long arms of chromosomes 9 and 22, forming the Philadelphia chromosome, and people with it respond to treatment with imatinib. Most commonly, linear groupings of primary granules, called Auer rods, are characteristic of one type of this disease. It can be diagnosed with complete blood counts or bone marrow aspirations. It can be classified based on the presence of abnormal mature or immature cells, and also comes in myelogenous and lymphocytic types. For 10 points, name this disease that can be acute or chronic, a cancer in which nonfunctional white blood cells accumulate.
Two types of this disease are divided according to the French-American-British, or FAB, classification system.
leukemia [do not accept or prompt on \"lymphoma\"]