CLL is a slowly progressing type of leukemia that affects stem cells, which eventually develop into white blood cells called lymphocytes. It’s the most common type of leukemia in adults.

Endicott, K. M., and Gump, H., in Morphologic Hematology, Special Issue No. 1 of Blood, The Journal of Hematology (edit. by Dameshek, W.) (Grune and Stratton, New ...

Rising blood levels of an inflammatory marker, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, linked to poorer outcomes with chronic kidney ...

is a blood cancer that originates in the white blood cells (lymphocytes) that are part of the body’s immune system, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Every year, more than 80,000 ...

If you receive a diagnosis of CLL, your bone marrow produces too many lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell. These lymphocytes don’t function properly. They cause further problems by ...

Each lymphocyte produces its own specific receptor that corresponds to a specific antigen. When a lymphocyte encounters that antigen it multiplies, creating large numbers of identical lymphocytes ...

White blood cell Defend the body against disease. Large cells that contain a nucleus. There are 2 types: Lymphocytes – make antibodies. Phagocytes – engulf and digest microorganisms.

Overall survival (OS): time patients live, regardless of their disease status. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI): when lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, from a donor are given to patients who ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Leukemia is a cancer that changes blood cells. It usually develops in the bone marrow, the inner part of the bone that makes immature cells that eventually develop ...

So, we also have information for adults diagnosed with ALL. ALL is a type of blood cancer that starts from young white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. It usually develops quickly ...

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