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MCL
Introduction
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- Johnie McL disease, a synonym for Hurler’s syndrome
- Mantle cell lymphoma, a subtype of B-cell lymphoma
- Mast cell leukemia, an aggressive subtype of acute myeloid leukemia
- Medial collateral ligament, one of many ligaments of the knee
- Midclavicular line
- Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, an infection caused by Leishmania spp. parasites
- Multiple cutaneous leiomyoma, a subtype of leiomyoma (smooth muscle tumor)
- Myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (MCL-1) gene, a member of the BCL-2 family, that encodes the “induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation” (mcl-1) protein that is targeted by pharmacologic agents such as Omacetaxine, Mepesuccinate, and Seliciclib