LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphoblastic leukemia mean? 

• LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)
  The noun LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA has 1 sense:

1. a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts

  Familiarity information: LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lymphoblastic leukemia" is a kind of...):

lymphocytic leukemia (leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood)

 Context examples 

When the neoplasm involves predominantly the bone marrow and the peripheral blood, it is called precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia (B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia).

(B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Also called B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and precursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia.

(B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

It is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

(B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

The ABL1 gene is translocated in chronic myelogeneous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and, in rare cases, acute myelogenous leukemia.

(ABL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug that is used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and is being studied in the treatment of some other types of cancer.

(Asparaginase, NCI Dictionary)

A drug used with other anticancer drugs to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

(asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi, NCI Dictionary)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia and psoriasis.

(MIR203 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in transcriptional regulation and alterations in the gene are associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

(MLL Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with Down syndrome-associated acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

(P2RY8/CRLF2 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A chromosomal translocation t(1;19)(q23;p13.3) of this gene and the TCF3 gene is associated with pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

(PBX1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)