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leu·ke·mi·a

 (lo͞o-kē′mē-ə)
n.
Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.
leu·ke′mic adj. & n.
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leu·ke·mic

a. leucémico-a, rel. a la leucemia o que padece de ella.
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UTRECHT, The Netherlands, November 28, 2018 -- Researchers here have shown that the number of mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells does not differ.
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Using the mutation patterns in the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) the team was able to trace the developmental lineage tree of the cells.shown that the number of mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells does not differ.
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In one patient who took low dose local radiotherapy, resistance of leukemic cells was developed, and enucleation was performed.
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Besides, it has always been debatable that how the MSCs influence the leukemic cells.
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