Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a rare blood disorder in which the body produces too many mast cells. Part of the immune response, mast cells are a type of white blood cell that releases histamine in ...

Advanced systemic mastocytosis (advSM) is a rare and serious form of systemic mastocytosis, a blood disorder that involves the overproduction of mast cells. Mast cells are a type of white blood cell ...

According to an international multicenter study, CD2-negative mast cells are associated with significantly reduced overall survival in patients with SM. Patients with CD2-negative mast cells have ...

Leukemias are named for the type of blood stem cell affected and how quickly the disease develops and progresses. Acute leukemias grow rapidly, leading to symptoms, and they worsen quickly without ...