- Procedures
- Laboratory
- Pathology – The sample of marrow and blood collected get evaluated further.
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Blood tests – Complete blood count (CBC), a peripheral blood smear, and Renal and Liver function tests.
- Chromosomal tests – Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)/ Polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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Cytogenetics and molecular tests – These are done to look for genetic/ chromosomal changes (BCR-ABL translocation) in the leukaemia cells.