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Hairy cell leukaemia
Hairy cell leukaemia is a cancer of the bone marrow which causes the growth cancerous cells with a hairy look. Cancer may spread from the…
23 Mar 2005
Childhood leukaemia
Childhood leukaemia refers to cancers of the stem cells of bone marrow which occur in childhood. They account for 35% of all childhood cancers.
13 Mar 2005
Krabbe disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy; galactosylceramide lipidosis)
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is an inherited disorder of the enzyme galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase (galactosylcereamidase).
27 Feb 2004
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Acute myeloid leukaemia is a cancer that arises in the precursors of myeloid cells in bone marrow. In normal circumstances, these form white blood cells.
28 Jan 2004
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer. It affects stem cells in bone marrow (lymphoblasts) which mature into blood vessels.
14 Jan 2003
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is a type of bone marrow cancer which disrupts the normal balance of red and white blood cells and platelets.
14 Jan 2003
Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
Chronic myeloid leukaemia is cancer that arises in the bone marrow cells that generate white blood cells. It is most common in 40-50 year olds.
30 Sep 2002
Cytogenetic Blood Testing
>What is cytogenetic blood testing? Cytogenetic blood testing refers to chromosomal analysis of blood or bone marrow to look for specific gene mutations in certain…
13 Dec 2018
