What is Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6?
What is Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6?
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6: A rare form of malignant bone marrow cancer involving the rapid proliferation of immature precursors of blood cells. Type 6 involves the proliferation of the immature precursors of red blood cells called erythroblasts.
Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6, or a subtype of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6 as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6: Introduction
What causes Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6?
Causes of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6: see causes of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
What are the symptoms of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6?
Symptoms of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6:
see symptoms of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6:
see treatments for Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
Research for Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6:
see research for Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
Name and Aliases of Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
Main name of condition: Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
Other names or spellings for Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6:
Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute, acute erythroblastic leukemia
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