Sentences with phrase «cause leukaemia»
He was infected with a variant of the retrovirus HTLV - 1 which, unusually, did not cause leukaemia.
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Because I have a Leukaemia related condition I do try to eat well, and my cocktail of drugs does sometimes cause me to feel a bit icky in the stomach.
In 2006, a team led by Joseph DeRisi, a biochemist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in San Francisco, examined prostate cancers for viruses and found that a few of the samples contained a new virus closely related to xenotropic murine leukaemia virus (XMRV), which is known to cause cancer in mice.
In addition to damaging eyes and respir - atory passageways, the tests probably caused skin cancer, some kinds of leukaemia, sexual dysfunction and certain psychological disorders.
Cancer is caused by uncontrolled cell division, so these effects could explain the disputed leukaemia findings.
The researchers found no trace of XMRV, a mouse leukaemia virus once implicated as a possible cause of CFS.
I don't think there is a certain answer to this question but if you ask me what I hope will be the next breakthrough in science I would say that I wish a cure will be found for illnesses that cause many deaths around the world such as cancer, leukaemia or AIDS, to name just a few.
It reveals that targeted treatments for acute promyelocytic leukaemia, a rare form of blood cancer, cause a cascade of molecular events leading to cellular senescence and recovery.
* Acute promyelocytic leukaemia is caused by the modification of two genes, RAR and PML, leading to the development of cancer cells; ** the gene coding for p53 protein plays an essential role in cell proliferation under normal conditions and in maintaining the integrity of the cell genome.
Infection with the Feline Leukaemia Virus can result in a multitude of serious health problems: from anaemia, certain types of cancer to secondary problems caused by a deficient immune system and to complicate matters these problems may not show up for a very long time after infection After initial exposure to the virus, a cat may show no signs of its presence for months, if not years, and in this time it may infect other cats through the transmission of the virus in saliva, for example through sharing food and water bowls or biting.
In cats, feline leukaemia (FeLV) is now the most common infectious cause of premature death in cats in the UK.
Also, modified live parvovirus vaccines in dogs, and killed feline leukaemia virus vaccine are suspects as causes (in genetically susceptible animals) of such haematological diseases.»
It was developed as a rubber stabilizer and herbicide similar to Agent Orange and may cause liver / kidney damage, skin cancers and leukaemia, hair - loss, sight loss, foetal abnormalities and chronic diarrhoea.
The applicant, a Georgian national facing removal due to criminal activity in Belgium, suffered from leukaemia and recurrent tuberculosis which had caused lung disease.