Acute promyelocytic leukemia: evaluation of diagnostic tests from 2000 to 2018 in a public hospital

• Main Authors: Aline C. Hey (Author), Ana Paula Azambuja (Author), Yara Carolina Schluga (Author), Elenaide C. Nunes (Author), Rodrigo Miguel Bendlin (Author), Valderez R. Jamur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is caused by t(15;17)(q24;q21) translocation, which product is the fusion oncoprotein PML-RARa (promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha). The morphology of leukemic promyelocytes is usually characteristic, with the presence of fag...