MYELOID LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myeloid leukemia mean? 

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

1. chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYELOID LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

chronic myelocytic leukemia; myeloid leukemia

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

chronic leukemia (slowly progressing leukemia)

granulocytic leukemia; myelocytic leukemia (a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes MIR223 RNA, plays a role in development of cancers of the liver and ovary, acute promyelocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.

(MIR223 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute myeloid leukemia arising de novo and not as a result of treatment.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Multilineage Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute myeloid leukemia associated with inv(3)(q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2) resulting in the expression of RPN1-EVI1 fusion protein.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with inv(3)(q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2); RPN1-EVI1, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of cholangiocarcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia and sickle cell disease.

(MIR320A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A murine IgG2a monoclonal antibody that targets CD33, a 67-kD cell surface glycoprotein expressed on myeloid leukemia cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody M195, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with chronic myeloid leukemia.

(MSI2/HOXA9 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Translocations involving the gene, including t(7;17)(p15;q23) with HOXA9 and t(7;17)(q32-34;q23) with an unknown partner, are associated with the accelerated phase of chronic myeloid leukemia accelerated phase.

(MSI2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This fusion protein is associated with acute myeloid leukemia.

(MOZ-V Fusion Protein Expression, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute myeloid leukemia in which the majority of monocytic cells are promonocytes.

(Acute Monocytic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

An acute myeloid leukemia with mutation of the CEBPA gene.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Mutated CEBPA, NCI Thesaurus)