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Translocations - rearrangement of genes between two different chromosomes.

Karyotype - A cytogenetic test that helps to identify numerical or structural chromosomal abnormalities.

FISH - Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization. A cytogenetic test that makes use of radioactive or fluorescent probes to identify chromosomal abnormalities.

Remission - A patient is said to be in remission when the blood counts return to normal and bone marrow samples show a disease-free state.

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