Publications by authors named "Sayyed Kaleem Zaidi"
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- Patients with cancer, especially those with hematologic malignancies, are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 due to overlapping risk factors.
- Cancer treatments can increase exposure to the virus and weaken patients' natural immune responses.
- Evidence suggests that these individuals should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination due to their heightened risk.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematologic cancer that is characterized by accumulation of immature myeloid cells in the blood and bone marrow. The malignant cells in AML have reduced capacity to mature fully, and often exhibit chromosomal abnormalities, defects in cell signaling, and abnormal cell cycle control. Genetic and epigenetic changes are implicated in the onset and progression of AML.
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