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Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase

"Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The initial phase of chronic myeloid leukemia consisting of an relatively indolent period lasting from 4 to 7 years. Patients range from asymptomatic to those exhibiting ANEMIA; SPLENOMEGALY; and increased cell turnover. There are 5% or fewer blast cells in the blood and bone marrow in this phase.


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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2008 and 2010 and 2012
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