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French-American-British classification
Introduction
There are at least three French-American-British (FAB) classification systems; they are used to describe different sets of hematologic diseases:
- FAB classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemias
- FAB classification of acute myeloid leukemias
- FAB classification of myelodysplastic syndromes
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