Literature for Leukemia (phenotype)
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Scientists discover how rogue communications between cells lead to leukemia
Science Daily. - February 06, 2020New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause leukemia. The discovery could pave the way for new, targeted medical treatments that block this process.
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Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator s Dilemma, has passed away at age 67
TechCrunch. - January 25, 2020Clayton Christensen, a longtime professor at Harvard Business School who became famous worldwide after authoring the best-selling business book, The Innovator s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail, passed away last night. The Desert News reported earlier today th…
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Cheap drug may alleviate treatment-resistance in leukemia
Science Daily. - January 17, 2020A common and inexpensive drug may be used to counteract treatment resistance in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the most common forms of blood cancer. The researchers will now launch a clinical study to test the new combination treatment in patients.
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Mutations in donors' stem cells may cause problems for cancer patients
Science Daily. - January 16, 2020A new study suggests that extremely rare, harmful genetic mutations present in healthy donors' stem cells -- though not causing health problems in the donors -- may be passed on to cancer patients receiving stem cell transplants, potentially creating health problems for the recipients…
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Elevated leukemia incidence is found in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers
Science Daily. - January 14, 2020Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have an increased overall cancer incidence compared to the general population, particularly in thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, and, for the first time ever reported, leukemia, according to a new…
