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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Down syndrome both have been associated with mutations in the JAK2 gene.
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Can Down syndrome be considered a type of cancer?
No
What part of the body is affected by myelodyspasia?
Myelodyspasia syndrome used to be known as preleukemia. This is a type of disorder involving the bone marrow. Unfortunately most patients with this syndrome will end up with actual leukemia eventually.
Does drinking beer cause leukemia?
Leukemia is cancer of the blood or the bone marrow. This can not be caused by alcoholic beverages. Drinking alcohol (beer, wine or liquor) in moderation is not a risk factor for developing leukemia. Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children and the most common form of the disease in young people is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia, and acute lymphoid leukemia). However, leukemia also occurs among adults and is not only a "childhood disease." The most common known risk factors for leukemia (things that make leukemia more likely) are smoking, exposure to atomic bomb radiation, previous chemotherapy or radiation therapy, human T-cell leukemia virus, myelogysplasctic syndrome and Downs syndrome.
How prevalent is Capgras syndrome?
Capgras is mislabled as a syndrome. It is a delusion most often associated with schizophrenic type mental illnessess, particularly that aspect of schizophrenia that includes paranoia and other associated delusions.
What diseases are alfa interferons used to treat?
hairy cell leukemia, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi's sarcoma, which is a type of cancer associated with HIV infection
Down syndrome is usually caused by an extra copy of what chromosome?
Down syndrome occurs because of the extra chromosome on chromosome 21. If you go onto google images and type in karyotype of Down syndrome, you will find a picture of the extra chromosome. Instead of having two chromosomes on chromosome 21, there is an extra. Type your answer here...
Is there a type of leukemia that starts with the letters CM?
CML: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
What is the life expectancy of leukemia?
it depends on what type of leukemia you have. if you don't have treatment with Acute leukemia it could be as little as a few weeks.
Is leukemia an infection?
Leukemia is not an infection. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood formation. Leukemia can, however, make you more likely to get infections.
Is down syndrome a type of brain cancer?
No. Down Syndrome is determined by genetics while Brain Cancer is determined by exposure. They are two very different diseases and manifest quite differently.
How long to live with Myelodysplastic syndrome?
The average life expectancy after myelocytic leukemia is diagnosed is only about 8 months. Myelocytic leukemia is a type of cancer that develops due to mutations after radiation or chemotherapy.
What type of leukemia affects the bone marrow and develops gradually?
Chronic myelocytic leukemia
