acute leukemia

Immunophenotyping is essential for the diagnosis of mixed-phenotype acute leukaemia.

A bone marrow aspirate was consistent with acute leukaemia, with 23% blast cells.

Multiparametric flow cytometry is the preferred method of immunophenotypic analysis in Acute Leukaemia due to the ability to analyse large numbers of cells in a relatively short period of time with simultaneous recording of information about several antigens for each individual cell.

The chronic leukaemias are distinguished from acute leukaemia by their slower progression.

Lennon has remained close friends with Petrov since the Bulgarian departed for Villa in 2006 and saluted his strength in his battle against acute leukaemia.

His agent John Miles said Mr Nutkins died at home in Scotland on Thursday, adding: "He had fought for about nine months or so with acute leukaemia.

Villa confirmed last month that Petrov, universally known as Stan, was in remission in his fight against acute leukaemia.

ASTON VILLA captain STILIYAN PETROV believes he has conquered "the hardest bit" in his battle with acute leukaemia.

And it is now established that a majority of acute leukaemia have a pre-natal (pre-birth) origin.

In a season dogged by race controversies, players, fans and administrators alike have joined as one to send goodwill to Muamba after he suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Bolton, and to Aston Villa captain Petrov who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

The AML cases that cannot be distinguished by morphology and cytochemistry, specifically MO and M7, for which the presence of myeloid dysplasia in the former and the cytoplasmic blebs in the latter may give a hint for the probable diagnosis, however there is still the need for more positive diagnostic technique and as the flow cytometry immunophenotyping is not available then the use of a limited number of CD markers study by immunohistochemistry to identify the lineage of acute leukaemia is the option, these include CD33, anti-myeloperoxidase and CD41.

Professor Christine Harrison and Dr Anthony Moorman at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research in Newcastle are managing the UK Acute Leukaemia Cytogenetics Database, which has cytogenetic information on more than 20,000 patients with acute leukaemia entered into UK treatment trials.

Elacyt is a novel cytotoxic agent, an analogue of cytarabine, a backbone of therapy in acute leukaemia.

There are two main types of leukaemia, acute leukaemia and chronic leukaemia.

Gunz FW, Spears GFS: Distribution of acute leukaemia in time and space.