{"id":16776,"date":"2026-04-02T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16776"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:52:57","slug":"acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia\/","title":{"rendered":"Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia\u00a0 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The multi-institutional study of 830 adult ALL patients treated at eight academic centres found that about one in 10 adults diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL ) had a mutation in TP53.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or acute lymphocytic leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that affects the <\/span><b>white blood cells and bone marrow.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>fast-growing cancer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is the most <\/span><b>common type of paediatric cancer.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bleeding from the gums, Bone pain,Fever, Frequent infections and Frequent or severe nosebleeds etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Causes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It occurs when a <\/span><b>bone marrow cell develops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> changes (mutations) in its <\/span><b>genetic material<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or DNA.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Types of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Health Organization classifies acute lymphoblastic leukemia into two main groups:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia\/lymphoma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Starts in immature cells that ordinarily develop into B-cell lymphocytes. B-cell ALL is the <\/span><b>most common subtype.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Starts in immature cells that ordinarily develop into T-cell lymphocytes. T-cell ALL is <\/span><b>less common.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It may include chemotherapy or targeted drugs that specifically kill cancer cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/what-the-study-of-the-mutant-gene-behind-aggressive-adult-leukaemia-can-offer-for-treatment\/article70801689.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that affects the white blood cells and bone marrow. 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