Acute promyelocytic leukemia: evaluation of diagnostic tests from 2000 to 2018 in a public hospital
Aline C. Hey; Ana Paula Azambuja; Yara Carolina Schluga; Elenaide C. Nunes; Rodrigo Miguel Bendlin; Valderez R. JamurJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2019;55(6):580-597DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20190052 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is caused by t(15;17)(q24;q21) translocation, which product is the fusion oncoprotein PML-RARα (promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha). The morphology of leukemic promyelocytes is usually characteristic, with the presence […]