Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases (Jan 2011)

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN LATIN AMERICA

  • Rafael Henriques Jácomo,
  • Eduardo Magalhães Rego

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. e2011049 – e2011049

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<p>Distinct epidemiological characteristics have been described in Acute Promielocytic Leukemia (APL). Populations from Latin America have a higher incidence of APL and in some geographic areas a distinct distribution of the PML-RARA isoforms is present. Here, we review the main differences in APL epidemilogy in Latin America as well as treatment outcomes.</p>

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