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RAEB [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Blood
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- refractory anemia with excess blasts
1, record 1, English, refractory%20anemia%20with%20excess%20blasts
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RAEB 2, record 1, English, RAEB
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) is an MDS [myelodysplastic syndrome] characterized by increased myeloblasts in the bone marrow and/or blood or the presence of Auer rods. The thresholds of what constitutes an increase in blasts differ in the blood and bone marrow. 3, record 1, English, - refractory%20anemia%20with%20excess%20blasts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are too few red blood cells in the blood and the patient has anemia; five percent to 19% of the cells in the bone marrow are blasts; there also may be changes to the white blood cells and platelets; refractory anemia with excess blasts may progress to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). 4, record 1, English, - refractory%20anemia%20with%20excess%20blasts
Record 1, Key term(s)
- refractory anaemia with excess blasts
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Sang
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anémie réfractaire avec excès de blastes
1, record 1, French, an%C3%A9mie%20r%C3%A9fractaire%20avec%20exc%C3%A8s%20de%20blastes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AREB 1, record 1, French, AREB
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a trop peu de globules rouges dans le sang et présence d'anémie; des changements peuvent avoir affecté les globules blancs et les plaquettes; le nombre de blastes dans le sang est normal (moins de 5 %); l'AREB est divisée en 2 catégories qui se basent sur le pourcentage de blastes dans la moelle osseuse : AREB-1 – de 5 à 9 % des cellules dans la moelle osseuse sont des blastes; AREB-2 – de 10 à 19 % des cellules dans la moelle osseuse sont des blastes. Environ 25 % des cas d'AREB-1 et 33 % des cas d'AREB-2 évoluent en LAM [leucémie aiguë myéloblastique]. 2, record 1, French, - an%C3%A9mie%20r%C3%A9fractaire%20avec%20exc%C3%A8s%20de%20blastes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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