|  | | |  | Research News Archive for October - December 2008 |
 | New data announced on genetic events in identical twins with leukaemia |
| |  | | Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research made headlines in January last year when a study on identical twins confirmed for the first time the existence of stem cells in childhood leukaemia. Now, nearly a year on, new data has emerged shedding more light on how leukaemia, the most common form of cancer in children, develops from birth. | | Release date: 18 December 2008 |  |
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| Top scientists join forces to find a cure for CML |
| |  | | Finding the Achilles heel of leukaemia stem cells is the aim of a new £350,000 Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research project. | | Release date: 28 November 2008 | |
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| Civic celebration of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research’s achievements in Scotland |
| |  | | Glasgow City Chambers held a Civic Reception on Tuesday 18 November at 7pm to celebrate the achievements of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research in Scotland during 2008. The charity has £8.8 million invested in pioneering research in the country. | | Release date: 19 November 2008 | |
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| Cardiac Disease After Chemotherapy For Cancer |
| |  | | There have been reports in newspapers and broadcasts of the decision of a teenage girl to refuse a heart transplant, to treat heart disease described as a consequence of treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research does not have any comment on this specific case, other than to offer our best wishes to the young lady and her family. | | Release date: 11 Nov 2008 | |
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| Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research’s response to DNA sequencing of acute myeloid leukaemia |
| |  | | In a report in Nature*, US scientists describe how they have applied new technology to finding mutations in leukaemia cells. They sequenced the complete genome of leukaemia cells and healthy cells from the same woman. | | Release date: 07 November 2008 | |
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| Fundraisers meet scientists at London Open Day |
| |  | | Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research thanks everyone who attended the London Open Day on Saturday 4 October at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, whose enthusiasm made the event both informative and enjoyable for all involved. | | Release date: 8 October 2008 | |
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