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Review
. 1988 Aug;35(4):765-87.
doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36509-9.

Chronic leukemias of childhood

A J Altman  1
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Review

Chronic leukemias of childhood

A J Altman. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1988 Aug.

Abstract

Chronic leukemias account for fewer than 5 per cent of childhood hematologic malignancies. The various subtypes are chronic mylocytic leukemia (adult, juvenile, and familial), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia chronic monocytic leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The most common of these, adult-type chronic myelocytic leukemia, is characterized by specific cytogenetic alterations; recent advances in molecular biology are linking these genetic events to the pathophysiology and course of this fascinating neoplasm.

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