Diseases

Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia

Clonal hematopoetic disorder caused by an acquired genetic defect in PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS. It starts in MYELOID CELLS of the bone marrow, invades the blood and then other organs. The condition progresses from a stable, more indolent, chronic phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC PHASE) lasting up to 7 years, to an advanced phase composed of an accelerated phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACCELERATED PHASE) and BLAST CRISIS.

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Clonal hematopoetic disorder caused by an acquired genetic defect in PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS. It starts in MYELOID CELLS of the bone marrow, invades the blood and then other organs. The condition progresses from a stable, more indolent, chronic phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC PHASE) lasting up to 7 years, to an advanced phase composed of an accelerated phase (LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACCELERATED PHASE) and BLAST CRISIS.

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56 entry terms
  • Granulocytic Leukemia, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous
  • Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid
  • Leukemia, Granulocytic, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myelocytic, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Ph1 Positive
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Ph1-Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Ph1 Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Ph1-Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia Positive
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Positive
  • Myelocytic Leukemia, Chronic
  • Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic
  • Myelogenous Leukemia, Ph1-Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Ph1-Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia-Positive
  • Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Granulocytic Leukemias
  • Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Myelocytic Leukemias
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemias
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemias
  • Granulocytic Leukemias, Chronic
  • Leukemia, Chronic Granulocytic
  • Leukemia, Chronic Myelocytic
  • Leukemia, Ph1-Positive Myelogenous
  • Leukemia, Ph1-Positive Myeloid
  • Leukemia, Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid
  • Leukemias, Chronic Granulocytic
  • Leukemias, Chronic Myelocytic
  • Leukemias, Chronic Myelogenous
  • Leukemias, Chronic Myeloid
  • Leukemias, Ph1-Positive Myelogenous
  • Leukemias, Ph1-Positive Myeloid
  • Leukemias, Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid
  • Myelocytic Leukemias, Chronic
  • Myelogenous Leukemia, Ph1 Positive
  • Myelogenous Leukemias, Chronic
  • Myelogenous Leukemias, Ph1-Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Ph1 Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemias, Chronic
  • Myeloid Leukemias, Ph1-Positive
  • Myeloid Leukemias, Philadelphia-Positive
  • Ph1-Positive Myelogenous Leukemia
  • Ph1-Positive Myelogenous Leukemias
  • Ph1-Positive Myeloid Leukemia
  • Ph1-Positive Myeloid Leukemias
  • Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid Leukemia
  • Philadelphia-Positive Myeloid Leukemias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2008 (1989); for LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, CHRONIC & LEUKEMIA, MYELOGENOUS, CHRONIC use LEUKEMIA, MYELOID 1974-1988

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  • Leukemia, Myelocytic (1966-1988)
  • Leukemia, Myeloid (1966-1988)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015464. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015464
  2. Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_myelogenous_leukemia
  3. Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729735