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![[-- leukemia --]](Images/Terms/leukemia.gif){kind=small}
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Cancer of the developing blood cells in the bone marrow. Leukemia leads to rampant overproduction of white blood cells (leukocytes); symptoms usually include anemia, fever, enlarged liver, spleen, and/or lymph nodes.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Pu Paul Liu, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, defines leukemia. |
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cancer | |
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