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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Each year, nearly 9,730 people in the United States learn
that they have chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The disease may be referred
to as chronic lymphoid leukemia or as CLL. CLL results from an acquired
injury to the DNA of a single cell, a lymphocyte, in the bone marrow.
This injury is not present at birth. Scientists do not yet understand
what produces this change in the DNA of CLL patients.
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of
the white blood cells and bone marrow. The bone marrow is the
spongy inner part of bones where blood cells are produced. White
blood cells arise from the marrow and circulate in the blood.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is characterized by uncontrolled
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a malignancy (cancer) of
the white blood cells (lymphocytes) characterized by a slow, progressive
increase of these cells in the blood and the bone marrow.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a condition
characterized by an accumulation of abnormal lymphocytes in the blood
and the bone marrow.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
CLL is a disorder of morphologically mature but
immunologically less mature lymphocytes and is manifested by progressive
accumulation of these cells in the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic
tissues. In this disorder, lymphocyte counts in the blood are usually
equal to or higher than 5,000/mm3 with a characteristic immunophenotype
(CD5 and CD23 positive B cells).
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