5Q- syndrome
A rare disorder caused by loss of part of the long arm (Q arm) of human chromosome 5.
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Adrenaline is a hormone and neurotransmitter released during stress that rapidly raises heart rate, blood pressure, and alertness.
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A nutrient that that body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.
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Alteplase is a clot dissolving medication given intravenously within a defined time window after a stroke, heart attack, or major clot in the lungs.
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An aggressive (fast-growing) disease in which too many myeloblasts (immature white blood cells that are not lymphoblasts) are found in the bone marrow and blood.
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Appetite is the physiological drive to eat, regulated by hormones and the brain, and its loss or increase can signal an underlying medical condition.
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Arsenic is a naturally occurring toxic element, historically used medicinally and as a poison, now also used in a targeted leukemia treatment.
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Asthenia is a general lack of physical energy or strength that can accompany many acute and chronic medical conditions.
Read definitionBCR-ABL fusion gene
A gene formed when pieces of chromosomes 9 and 22 break off and trade places.
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A protein made from pieces of two genes that get joined together.
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Long term occupational exposure to benzene is a recognized cause of a specific bone marrow cancer, prompting strict workplace exposure limits.
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A drug used to treat certain types of chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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One word covers a self limiting cough after a virus and a lasting change in the airways caused by years of irritation.
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A drug being studied in the treatment of acute leukemias and some other types of cancer.
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The word says nothing about how serious a problem is, only that it has lasted, and a chronic illness may be entirely stable.
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A disease in which too many eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) are found in the bone marrow, blood, and other tissues.
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This slow-progressing blood cancer results from an acquired genetic change that causes the bone marrow to overproduce white blood cells.
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A disease in which too many neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) are found in the blood.
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A marrow disorder sitting between two families of blood disease, defined by a stubbornly high count of one white cell type.
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Condition is a broad medical term for any recognizable health state, whether a brief illness, a lasting disease, or a physical trait of its own.
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