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Apr 2022
11m 10s

Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)

Sam and Karine
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Today’s episode is focusing on acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) - the need to know chromosomal translocation, presentation, diagnostic work-up, risk stratifying, treatment, and differentiation syndrome. 
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