juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia

juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia

A paediatric myelodysplastic syndrome (OMIM:607785) which comprises approximately 30% of childhood cases of myelodysplastic syndrome and 2% of leukaemia.

Molecular pathology
Germline mutations of NF1 account for the association of JMML with type-1 neurofibromatosis.
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In May, Noah was diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML) - a form of rare childhood cancer.
Hopes cancer baby Noah would be home for Christmas dashed; DESPAIR AS BATTLING BOY RETURNED TO HOSPITAL DAYS AGO
David found out about the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research charity when he met fundraiser Mike Wren who lost his daughter Charlotte to the rare childhood leukaemia Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML) when she was just three years old.
The Marathon Son!
Recent advances in the pathogenesis and management of juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2008; 141: 567-75.
Hematopoetic stem cell transplantation in children
Zarqa, the only child of Abu Dhabi-based Mohammad Shabaz Ghouse and Reena Chacko, underwent various tests that point to a high possibility of juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML), a rare type of slowly developing, chronic blood disorder that occurs in young children.
Parents seek help as only child fights cancer
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia and the monosomy-7 syndrome are relatively common; therefore the index of suspicion must be high when faced with otherwise unexplained signs and haematological abnormalities.
Myelodysplasia
Acute parvovirus B19 infection mimicking juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia. Eur J Haematol 2000; 65 : 276-8.
A pilot study on parvovirus B19 infection in paediatric haematological malignancies
The international search was launched to find a donor for the 19-month-old who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia last February.
Brave Michael is back home after transplant
Charlotte lost her battle with a rare childhood cancer known as Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML) in June 2007.
Thank you so much but now it's time for someone else
The 16-month-old baby suffers from a rare form of cancer called juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia.
Hope for baby from transplant
A year ago Michael and Claire Wren, of Marton, launched The Charlotte Wren Forget Me Not Fund to raise awareness and funds for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML) after losing their daughter Charlotte in June 2007.
Golfers urged to club together
The one-year-old, from Longhoughton, near Alnwick, suffers from incredibly rare Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia.
RAF staff step forward to join leukaemia fight
Michael said: "We were told the heartbreaking news that our little girl had a very rare childhood leukaemia (Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia), and our only hope of a cure was a successful bone marrow transplant."
You never know just when you'll need bone marrow

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