The classification of acute leukaemia.

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The classification of acute leukaemia.

Leukemia - 1 Jan 1992

Catovsky D, Matutes E

Abstract excerpt

The standard methods for classifying acute leukaemias now include morphology, cytochemistry and membrane markers. Major advances in immunology, in particular the development of monoclonal antibodies (McAb) with lineage specificity, have provided objective positive criteria for the diagnosis of ac...

Topics

Acute Disease
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Biomarkers, Tumor
Histocytochemistry
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid
Phenotype
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Translocation, Genetic

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