AML Full Form in Medical term is Acute Myeloid Leukemia. It is a malignancy that begins in the blood and spreads to the bone marrow.
The term “acute” in the name “acute myelogenous leukemia” talks about quick development of the disease. Myelogenous leukemia is so named as it affects myeloid cells, a type of WBC that usually matures into other blood cell types such red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
In its early stages, acute myelogenous leukemia can show with symptoms that are similar to those of the influenza or other common illnesses.
Acute myelogenous leukemia symptoms include:
When a cell in the bone marrow acquires alterations (mutations) in its DNA, this is called acute myelogenous leukemia. The DNA of a cell stores the instructions for the cell to follow. The DNA often specifies a rate of growth and a period of death for the cell. The mutations in AML instruct the bone marrow cell to proliferate indefinitely.
This leads to an uncontrolled proliferation of blood cells. Myeloblasts are immature white blood cells that grow into leukemia in the bone marrow. These malfunctioning cells can multiply and eventually overwhelm healthy tissue.