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MYELOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to bone marrow

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bone marrow (the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the spinal cord

Synonyms:

myelic; myeloid

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

spinal cord (a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Marrowlike

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bone marrow (the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)

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This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of cholangiocarcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia and sickle cell disease.

(MIR320A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes MIR223 RNA, plays a role in development of cancers of the liver and ovary, acute promyelocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.

(MIR223 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute myeloid leukemia in which the majority of monocytic cells are promonocytes.

(Acute Monocytic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

An acute myeloid leukemia associated with inv(3)(q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2) resulting in the expression of RPN1-EVI1 fusion protein.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with inv(3)(q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2); RPN1-EVI1, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia.

(ABL1/BCR Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The development of myeloid leukemia is a very rare adverse effect of some types of cancer treatments that damage cell.

(Study finds elevated risk of certain rare blood cancers after chemotherapy for most solid tumors, National Institutes of Health)

An acute myeloid leukemia in which the immature cells differentiate towards basophils.

(Acute Basophilic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with cholangiocarcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia and sickle cell disease.

(MIR320A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare mixed phenotype acute leukemia in which the blasts express B-lymphoid and myeloid lineage markers but are negative for MLL translocation and (9;22)(q34;q11.2) translocation.

(Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia, B/Myeloid, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes MIR29B2 RNA, plays a role in lung cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.

(MIR29B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)