Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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Page 13 and 14: Chromosomal Changes. Certain chromo
Page 15 and 16: Treatment Current therapies do not
Page 17 and 18: Chemotherapy. Chlorambucil (Leukera
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Page 21 and 22: Prolymphocytes. About 15 percent of
Page 23 and 24: Kinase Inhibitor Therapy. Kinases a
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Page 31 and 32: Medical Terms Allogeneic Stem Cell
Page 33 and 34: Bone Marrow Biopsy. A test to exami
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Page 37 and 38: HLA. The abbreviation for “human
Page 39 and 40: egg or the sperm and can be transmi
Page 41 and 42: Promyelocyte. A cell that is formed
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