title: Leukaemia-associated antigen (LAA) in proliferative blood disorders.
abstract: Serum leukaemia associated antigen (LAA) was found in 41-75% of patients with acute leukaemia or chronic myelogenous leukaemia, but in only 12% of persons suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. LAA was present in detectable amounts in 1% of healthy blood donors. Thus LAA is truly leukaemia associated rather than leukaemia specific. Occurrence of LAA in the serum of a leukaemia patient may signal a serious turn of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000276:immunology*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000276:immunology*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000276:immunology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm