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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several abnormal conditions characterized by the appearance of histiocytes in the blood or tissues.
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- noun medicine An
excess ofhistiocytes , associated with various rarediseases .
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- noun a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
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Of note, according Kallen and colleagues, there were 6 cases of a rare white blood cell disorder called histiocytosis (against 1 expected).
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Of note, according Kallen and colleagues, there were 6 cases of a rare white blood cell disorder called histiocytosis (against 1 expected).
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And in doing so they have also told the rare disease community with truly rare diseases such as histiocytosis which affects 1 in 200,000 or apx 1600 americans that we have no hope to find cures for our children because it is too rare to matter.
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In histiocytosis, these cells accumulate on bones and other parts of the body, particularly the head and neck, causing a wide range of problems.
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In histiocytosis, these cells accumulate on bones and other parts of the body, particularly the head and neck, causing a wide range of problems.
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) Histiocytosis is a rare blood disease that is caused by an excess of white blood cells called histiocytes.
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Max 2 years since feb 2008, has been diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis
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There were 12 cases of various solid cancers and a half-dozen instances of Langerhand histiocytosis -- six times the amount expected prior to the research.
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"We do not understand the apparently increased risk for histiocytosis," Kallen told Reuters
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"We do not understand the apparently increased risk for histiocytosis," Kallen told Reuters
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