If you have a stem cell transplant, diseased or damaged stem cells in your body are replaced with healthy new ones. “To be a stem cell donor gives a patient with a blood disease like leukemia or ...

Detecting rare, disease-derived cell-free RNAs in blood is a challenge similar to trying to hear whispers in a noisy, crowded room — a signal easily drowned out by the many other RNAs found in ...

Drugs used for chemotherapy can cause damage to non-cancer cells and lead to a low blood cell count. There are controversial findings regarding the differences in the counts of blood cell types.

In 20% of cases where the white blood cell count is very low (less than 1,000 cells per microlitre; normal range is 4,000-10,000 cells per microlitre), bone marrow aspiration is an ideal sample ...

BPDCN is an aggressive type of blood cancer that originates from plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), a component of the immune system that produces type 1 interferon cytokines. These cytokines ...