QUESTION 22. (UPSC CMS 2019 PAPER 1)

All of the following are true regarding acute leukaemias, EXCEPT:

(a) Promyelocytic leukaemia may present with DIC
(b) Gum hypertrophy is a feature of monocytic leukaemia
(c) Translocation is a common chromosomal abnormality in acute myeloid leukaemia
(d) Auer rods suggest acute lymphocytic leukaemia

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ANS- (d) Auer rods suggest acute lymphocytic leukaemia

Auer rods are myeloperoxidase ⊕ cytoplasmic inclusions seen mostly in AML (formerly M3 AML);

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