RT Journal
A1 Hildreth CJ, Lynm C, Glass RM
T1 ACute myeloid leukemia
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD June 10
VO 301
IS 22
SP 2402
OP 2402
DO 10.1001/jama.301.22.2402
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.301.22.2402
AB 
Leukemia  is a cancer of the white blood cells that spreads throughout the bloodstream and may affect many organs. It originates in the bone marrow  (spongy center of bones), which is where all blood cells are developed before being released into the bloodstream. Leukemia is classified based on the type of abnormal white blood cell and by how rapidly these cells leave the bone marrow and enter the bloodstream. Acute myeloid leukemia  (AML) is the most common type of leukemia that affects adults. The June 10, 2009, issue of JAMA contains an article on allogeneic (from a healthy donor other than an identical twin) stem cell transplantation as a treatment for AML.