Clinical haematology · UKMLA & AKT
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Most common adult leukaemia in the UK (~25-30% of all leukaemias)
- Clonal CD5+ B-cell disorder - failure of apoptosis → accumulation of non-functional lymphocytes
- Median age at diagnosis ~70 years; male:female ~2:1
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