Immune surveillance of leukemia? 2005

David A Scheinberg
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. d-scheinberg@ski.mskcc.org

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007157 Immunologic Surveillance The theory that T-cells monitor cell surfaces and detect structural changes in the plasma membrane and/or surface antigens of virally or neoplastically transformed cells. Surveillance, Immunologic,Immunological Surveillance,Immunologic Surveillances,Immunological Surveillances,Surveillance, Immunological,Surveillances, Immunologic,Surveillances, Immunological
D007938 Leukemia A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006) Leucocythaemia,Leucocythemia,Leucocythaemias,Leucocythemias,Leukemias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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