Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia

Chronic leukemia is rare in children, and most of them are chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). The clinical and biological characteristics of CML in infants are significantly different from those of adult CML. The disease is characterized by elevated white blood cells and splenomegaly.

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