hairy cell leukemia
MONDO:0018935Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hairy cell leukemia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare type of leukemia in which abnormal B-lymphocytes are present in the bone marrow, spleen and peripheral blood. It is a slowly progressive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The name comes from the abnormally shaped lymphocytes with hair-like projections.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018935), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: hairy cell leukemia
- Also called
- HCLHCL-Cleukemic reticuloendotheliosis