Term Name
K562
External Reference
External Resources
Synonyms
GM05372, K-562, K-562 cell, K562 cell, GM05372E
Aliases
Definition
Human chronic myeloid leukemia in blast crisis established from the pleural effusion of a 53-year-old woman with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in blast crisis in 1970; cells can be used as highly sensitive targets in in-vitro natural killer assays; cells produce hemoglobin; cells carry the Philadelphia chromosome with a b3-a2 fusion gene.
Organs
bodily fluid, blood
Cells
hematopoietic cell, cancer cell, leukocyte
Developmental Slims
mesoderm
System Slims
immune system