Belgian Genetic Tests database
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia
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| Description: |
An aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), characterized by arrest of leukocyte differentiation at the promyelocyte stage, due to a specific chromosomal translocation t(15;17) in myeloid cells, and manifests with easy bruising, hemorrhagic diathesis and fatigue.
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| ORPHAcode: |
520
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| Synonyms: |
AML M3
AML with t(15;17)(q22;q12);(PML/RARalpha) and variants
APML
Acute myeloblastic leukemia 3
Acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12);(PML/RARalpha) and variants
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| Created: |
13 May 2019 - 01:02
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| Changed: |
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14
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