Infantile genetic agranulocytosis
| Infantile genetic agranulocytosis | |
|---|---|
| Term | Infantile genetic agranulocytosis |
| Short definition | infantile genetic agranulocytosis (IN-fun-TILE jeh-NEH-tik ay-GRAN-yoo-loh-sy-TOH-sis) An inherited disorder in which the number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection) is below normal. Infants with this condition get infections caused by bacteria and are at increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplasia (a bone marrow disease). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
infantile genetic agranulocytosis - (pronounced) (IN-fun-TILE jeh-NEH-tik ay-GRAN-yoo-loh-sy-TOH-sis) An inherited disorder in which the number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection) is below normal. Infants with this condition get infections caused by bacteria and are at increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplasia (a bone marrow disease). Also called congenital neutropenia, genetic infantile agranulocytosis, Kostmann disease, Kostmann neutropenia and Kostmann syndrome
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