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Home > Find support > Research Projects > Leukaemia

Projects we fund

Studying the relationship between folate and leukaemia risk

We don’t know enough about what causes acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Prof Metayer is studying how exactly the nutrient folate might ...

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How do genes and environment work together to cause leukaemia?

We don’t know enough about what causes acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common childhood cancer. Dr Xiaomei Ma is studying ...

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Genetic changes that lead to leukaemia in children with Down’s syndrome revealed

The genetic mutations that take place during leukaemia development in children with Down’s syndrome have been identified for the first ...

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Natural supplements could minimise life-threatening risks of Aspariganse side effects

Acute pancreatitis is a life-threatening complication caused by the leukaemia drug asparaginase. Dr Julia Gerasimenko and her team will work ...

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Understanding MLL leukaemia and identifying targets which could increase survival

Dr Clynes is studying the biology of a group of hard-to-treat leukaemias. This research could ultimately lead to new treatments ...

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Modification of the Asparaginase-based drugs for ALL

Acute pancreatitis is highly inflammatory pancreatic disease. It becomes a life threatening complication of childhood leukaemia treatment caused by the ...

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