Essays on CML

Response to Case 1: Fabry disease.

Enzyme replacement refers to the medical treatment that is given to patients whose bodies lack particular enzymes. It involves replacement of the deficient enzymes. A patient is administered with intravenous (IV) infusion which contains the deficient enzyme. This procedure has currently been widely adopted in the treatment of various diseases associated with enzyme deficiency such as Fabry diseases, Gaucher diseases, MPS I, MPS IV and Glycogen Storage disease II (Cannon 3). An example of drug that could be administered against Fabry disease is Fabrazyme. The Fabrazyme infusion reduces the level of the substance known as globotriosylceramide (GL-3), which often ...

What are the types, prevention, causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment strategies of leukemia?

What are the types, prevention, causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment strategies of leukemia? Introduction Leukemia accounts for less than three percent of the worldwide cancer burden, however, the trend has been drastically changing, attributed to a plethora of facets which have been of great interest and vast concern in the field of medicine. Similarly, leukemia can be diagnosed at any age, and it is typically in childhood. In contrast, the incidence of leukemia is higher in adults, increasing notably with age, causing a lot of worries and daunts among the population, which is analogous to Reaman (1) ...