Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL) is a disease that occurs in the blood-making system of the body. ALL begins when the red blood cells are overcrowded by the white blood cells. This overproduction of white blood cells can cause Immune Hemolytic Anemia. Immune Hemolytic Anemia is a stronger and more destructive disease that affects the body’s immune system by prematurely destroying red blood cells and weakening the body’s infection fighting abilities. If Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is found early enough it can be cured and sent into remission in almost all children and in many adults.
Causes and Incidence
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia results from a few different genetic factors. The genetic defect known as Ikaros may be responsible for a great deal of the ALL cases in infants. This defect causes an abnormality in the lymphocyte development. The genetic defect known as the Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome is also responsible for about 20 percent of t...