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leukemogenesis

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leu·ke·mo·gen·e·sis (l-km-jn-ss)
n.
Induction, development, and progression of a leukemic disease.

leukemogenesis
[lo̅o̅kē′mōjen′əsis]
the onset, development, or progression of leukemia.

leukemogenesis [loo-ke″mo-jen´ĕ-sis]
the induction or development of leukemia.

leukemogenesis
the process of generation of myeloid cell lines in bone marrow and extramedullary sites; a critical feature in myeloproliferative disease; i.e. the induction or development of leukemia.

leukemogenesis
A process in which successive transformational events enhance the ability of hematopoietic progenitor cells to proliferate, differentiate, and survive. See Autonomous proliferation.


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