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Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Aggressive_NK-Cell_Leukemia |
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DEFINITION |
A rare, highly aggressive, Epstein-Barr virus-associated leukemia, also known as aggressive NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma; it may represent the leukemic counterpart of nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas. It affects primarily teenagers and young adults. It is characterized by the systemic proliferation of NK cells in the peripheral blood, bone marrow, liver, and spleen. |
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FULL_SYN |
Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma NK Cell Leukemia Natural Killer Cell Leukemia NK-Cell Leukemia |
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isDefinedBy |
A rare, highly aggressive, Epstein-Barr virus-associated leukemia, also known as aggressive NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma; it may represent the leukemic counterpart of nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas. It affects primarily teenagers and young adults. It is characterized by the systemic proliferation of NK cells in the peripheral blood, bone marrow, liver, and spleen. |
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Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Aggressive_NK-Cell_Leukemia |
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prefLabel |
Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia |
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Synonym |
Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma NK Cell Leukemia Natural Killer Cell Leukemia NK-Cell Leukemia |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Lymphoid_Leukemia http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Mature_T-Cell_and_NK-Cell_Neoplasm http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Chronic_Leukemia |