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Acute myeloid leukaemia

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 2, Article number: 16011 (2016) Cite this article

Acute myeloid leukaemia is a malignant disorder that leads to an expansion of immature myeloid precursors at the expense of their differentiated counterparts. This PrimeView highlights how the disease can occur at all ages, but predominantly affects the elderly (>60 years of age).

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Acute myeloid leukaemia. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2, 16011 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2016.11

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