Adult T-cell leukemia

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a special type of malignant clonal proliferative disease of the lymphatic system that is directly related to human T-cell leukemia virus Ⅰ (HTLV-Ⅰ) infection. It mainly occurs in adults. Lymphocytes in the peripheral blood can also invade the bone marrow.

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