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Do chromosome abnormalities determine the type of acute leukemia that develops in CML?
Leukemia - 1 Jan 1990
Bernstein R, Gale R P
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is characterized by two distinct phases--chronic and acute. Features of the chronic phase include proliferation and accumulation of mature myeloid cells and their progenitors; differentiation is seemingly intact. In contrast, the acute phase is characterized by impaired differentiation. Acute phase is heterogeneous--granulocytes, lymphocytes, megakaryocytes, and erythroid cells...
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