Sentences with phrase «cause abnormal blood cell»

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The abnormal bleeding and bruising occur in part because of the decreased number of platelets in the blood and also because the cancerous cells release substances that cause excessive bleeding.

This elusive stability must be achieved before stem cell supplies can be kept on hand until it is time to turn them into replacements for say misshapen red blood cells seen in sickle cell anemia or abnormal white blood cells causing leukemia.

In sickle cell anemia, a single genetic mutation leads to abnormal, crescent - shaped red blood cells that clot in tiny blood vessels throughout the body, causing severe pain and eventual organ damage.

Lymphomas are caused by an abnormal proliferation of white blood cells and can occur at any age.

This caused atypical growth of blood - forming stem cells that were more likely to produce the abnormal B cells most common in B - ALL.

These pathologies fall broadly into four categories: coagulopathy, where abnormal blood clotting is caused; haemorrhaging, where bleeding occurs; neurotoxicity, which damages the nervous system causing paralysis, and cytotoxicity, where the bite causes death of cells and destruction of tissue.

Abnormal hemoglobin, the protein that enables red blood cells to carry oxygen, causes sickle cells to acquire their crescent shape and rigidity.

A variety of genetic alterations can cause abnormal white blood cells to proliferate and crowd out the normal blood cells.

abdominal pain (caused by abnormal blood cells building up in organs like the kidneys, liver, or spleen)

Each MPN is a different condition, but they are thought to be caused by an abnormal cancer stem cell that may have acquired genetic mutations that make it unable to produce blood cells normally

In 2006, Shelia Gannon was close to the end of a losing battle against acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a form of cancer that causes abnormal blood formation and a shortage of red and normal white blood cells and platelets.

Cancer information and prevention with ellagic acid Cancer: a malignant neoplastic disease -(any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream).

Those abnormal cells tend to be sticky and can block blood flow — causing symptoms such pain, fatigue and shortness of breath.

When white blood cells multiply in an abnormal and uncontrolled way, these immature cells take over, literally crowding the bone marrow thereby preventing it from producing healthy blood cells and causing a shortage of red blood cells.

If the vet finds high levels of white blood cells known as eiosinophils in your pup's blood and abnormal liver enzyme activity, a parasitic infection could be the cause, petMD says.

This parasite causes the red blood cells to appear abnormal to the body.

This disease causes the body to form abnormal lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell.

(2) To limit further liver damage by preventing accumulation of copper and free radicals (3) To support liver cell regeneration (4) To prevent or minimize possible complications, such as abnormal brain function caused by passage of toxic substances from the liver to the blood (called hepatic encephalopathy) and the buildup of fluid in your dog's abdomen (called ascites).

Most of the blood chemistry tests evaluate the function of an organ or cell type; they don't typically indicate the exact cause of an abnormal test finding, and they rarely pinpoint a specific cause of your dog's condition or disease.