Revealed: adult leukaemia can be caused by gene implicated in breast cancer and obesity

Samantha Le Sommer

Revealed: adult leukaemia can be caused by gene implicated in breast cancer and obesity

Samantha Le Sommer^* (Corresponding Author)

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School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

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Abstract

When people think of leukaemia, they usually think of blood cancers that affect children. These mostly come under the category of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – or ALL – and are different to the group of blood cancers which predominantly affect adults over the age of 60, known as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

AML accounts for about 90% of all leukaemias in adults, though it affects some children too. With some 3,000 new cases each year in the UK alone, it is tougher to treat than ALL.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2018

Keywords

Leukemia
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Leukaemia
Chromosomes
CRISPR
Gene editing
White blood cells
blood cancer
Red blood cells

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Revealed: adult leukaemia can be caused by gene implicated in breast cancer and obesity

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