一个具有独特细胞遗传异常的先天性白血病患者的有利结果

Ravindran Ankathil1,2, Nazihah Mohd Yunus3, Wan Nur Amalina Zakaria4

  • 1Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, Jubilee Centre for Medical Research, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, IND.

Cureus
|October 28, 2024
PubMed
概括

一个婴儿被诊断出患有先天性白血病,一种罕见的癌症. 尽管有不寻常的遗传发现,但她对化疗反应良好,存活了三年,突出了潜在的积极预后因素.

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