Hairy cell leukemia: A chronic leukemia which causes an excess of abnormal mononuclear cells which appear hair like under microscopy. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hairy cell leukemia is available below.
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Hairy cell leukemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hairy cell leukemia, or a subtype of Hairy cell leukemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hairy cell leukemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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