Basics of Cancer
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (also called chronic myeloid leukemia) is a rare cancer that affects bone marrow. That’s where blood cells are produced. CML leads to the production of many abnormal white blood cells, which can’t fight infection as well as normal white blood cells. As they build up in the blood and bone marrow, the abnormal cells crowd out healthy white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets PINNED BY PINKISPOWERFUL.COM
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Chronic myeloid leukemia blood cells. Enzyme Accelerates Malignant Stem Cell Cloning in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a cancer of the blood and marrow that experts say is increasing in prevalence.