Article
Acute leukemia: a pediatric perspective.
Cancer cell - 1 Dec 2002
Downing James R, Shannon Kevin M
Abstract excerpt
The spectrum of hematological malignancies differs markedly between children and adults. Moreover, diseases such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome also demonstrate distinct biologic features and responses to treatment between these populations. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the molecular pathology of acute leukemia and myelodysplastic...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Animals
- Child
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
