This test is used to check the involvement of cancer cells in leukaemia.

Describe leukaemia:

A blood cancer called leukaemia is brought on by problems with the formation of blood cells. There are three different forms of acute leukaemia.

Causes of Leukaemia :

Leukaemia is caused by the blood cells' abnormal growth. Blood cells in the body include:

• Platelets
• Black blood cells
• a stem cell
• Blood cells, red
• varieties of leukaemia

Infants are primarily affected by acute lymphocytic leukaemia.

Most cases of acute myeloid leukaemia are in adults. Children with chronic myeloid leukaemia are extremely rare. There were none to be seen.

Classification based on:

• How quickly the disease is progressing:
  1. Long-term leukaemia
  2. involvement of both adult and immature blood cells.
  3. noticed more frequently in adulthood.
  4. has long periods of no symptoms.
• slowly advances
  1. The aberrant cells divide quickly in acute leukaemia.
  2. within a few days begins to exhibit signs of weakening.
  3. fatal illness
  4. swiftly growing illness.
  5. mostly in children
• Cell type:
  1. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  2. Leukaemia myeloid Acute leukaemias of unknown ancestry, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) (ALL)

Describe MRD:

These cells are frequently not even detectable under a microscope or by looking for aberrant serum proteins in the blood because they are so small or lack any outward physical signs and symptoms.

What Functions Does MRD Serve?

An MRD test looks into the disease that is still present in the body after treatment. A positive MRD test indicates that the body still contains the microorganisms that caused the prior sickness.

What use does MRD analysis serve?

Positive results from the MRD analysis indicate that the treatment was effective or finished. Not all cancer cells reacted to the therapy or treatment, and some cancer cells developed resistance to the drugs.

Why is an MRD test advised?

When to test for MRD is subject to a variety of guidelines.

The MRD analysis methodology - Testing for minimal residual illness employs vulnerable techniques.

What to know about Flow cytometry?

• It is one of the tests that are most frequently suggested because it aids in managing it.
• A laser is used in the exam.
• The laser measures the cells throughout this test. The light that the cancer cells emit is distinct.