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Title: A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare ... Post by: Ija on Aug 17, 2021 A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate? ▸ ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood. ▸ In ALL, immature blasts cells replace normal myelocytic cells, megakaryocytes, and erythrocytes. ▸ B cells fail to mature into plasma cells that synthesize immunoglobulins. ▸ The translocation of genetic material from genes 9 and 22 create an abnormal, fused gene identified as BCR-ABL. Title: A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare ... Post by: klyn on Aug 17, 2021 Content hidden
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