A full blood count (FBC) or complete blood count (CBC) is a test requested by a doctor or other medical professional that gives information about the cells in a patient's blood.
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Blood counting machines aspirate a very small amount of the specimen through narrow tubing. Within this tubing, there are sensors that count the number of cells going through it, and can identify the type of cell; this is flow cytometry.
For patients who are diagnosed relatively early, 96%-almost all of them-have their blood counts return to normal and typically within four to six weeks.
In preliminary tests, blood counts returned to normal in all patients treated with the drug. TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT REPRESENTS THE STARTING POINT FOR A NEW ERA OF GENETIC MEDICINE.
 See also: Cell, Blood, Trans, Blood cell, Human
  
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