Leukemia: Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding disease
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Mutations in genes that lead to childhood leukemia of the acute lymphoblastic type -- the most common childhood cancer in the world -- have been discovered by researchers, advancing their understanding of the disease. Currently, one in six children in the general population does not respond well to standard therapy for leukemia, and/or suffers from relapses and toxic side-effects of therapy. These figures of poor response and toxicity are even bigger among children with Down's syndrome.