Fast Five Quiz: How Prepared Are You to Address Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia?

Emmanuel C. Besa, MD

November 11, 2014

Hyperuricemia may be seen in CML owing to high bone marrow cellular turnover. Vitamin B₁₂ binding protein is synthesized in granulocytes and may be increased in CML because of the leukocytosis. The LAP level is low in CML because of the accumulation of long-lived white blood cells with low enzyme levels. A mild increase in basophils and eosinophils is present and becomes more prominent during the transition to acute leukemia.

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