How Are the FAB and WHO Classifications Different with Respect

question 22

Multiple Choice

How are the FAB and WHO classifications different with respect to acute leukemias?

• A)FAB classifies acute leukemias by lineage morphology, whereas WHO classifies acute leukemias by immunophenotyping.
• B)FAB classifies acute leukemias by their precursor conditions, whereas WHO classifies acute leukemias by DNA profiling.
• C)Acute leukemia is classified by FAB as having greater than 30% blasts, whereas WHO classifies acute leukemia as having greater than 20% blasts.
• D)Both a and c

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