Table 1 Differentiating characteristics of the four types of leukemia
From: Dual effect of oxidative stress on leukemia cancer induction and treatment
Type/Age at onset (Yr.) | Gender predilection | Racial predilection | Cell of origin | Specific markers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute Lymphocytic (ALL) <15 | Males | Caucasian | B-cell | CALLA+ |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Hyperdiploidy |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | TDT+ |
Acute Myelogenous (AML) 15 - 39 | Equal incidence | None | Myeloblast | TDT- |
| Â | Â | Â | Myelocyte | t(9;22) |
| Â | Â | Â | Promyelocyte | t(15;17) |
| Â | Â | Â | Myelomonocyte | Â |
Chronic Myelogenous (CML) > 50 | Males | None | Myeloid cell | Ph1 chromosome |