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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Leukemia > Leukemia, Myeloid > Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive

Preferred term

Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Clonal hematopoetic disorder caused by an acquired genetic defect in PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS. It starts in MYELOID CELLS of the bone marrow, invades the blood and then other organs. The condition progresses from a stable, more indolent, chronic phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC PHASE) lasting up to 7 years, to an advanced phase composed of an accelerated phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACCELERATED PHASE) and BLAST CRISIS.

Entry terms

  • Granulocytic Leukemia, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous
  • Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid
  • Leukemia, Granulocytic, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myelocytic, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Ph1 Positive
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Ph1-Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Ph1 Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Ph1-Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Positive
  • Myelocytic Leukemia, Chronic
  • Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic
  • Myelogenous Leukemia, Ph1-Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Ph1-Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia-Positive

In other languages

  • French

  • Leucémie myélocytaire chronique
  • Leucémie myéloïde chronique
  • Leucémie myéloïde chronique à chromosome Philadelphie positif
  • Leucémie myéloïde chronique chromosome-philadelphie positive
  • LMC (Leucémie Myéloïde Chronique)
  • LMC BCR-ABL +
  • LMC Ph+
  • LMC Philadelphie positive

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LBN55T04-T

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