A phenotype workup is performed on a patient suspected to have ALL. The results indicate that some of the leukemic cells express myeloid markers , whereas others express T-cell markers. What is the most likely reason for this occurrence?
a. Two patient samples were mixed.
b. The diagnosis is bilineage acute leukemia.
c. There is a problem in the interpretation of the data.
d. The diagnosis is unilineage acute leukemia.
Correct Answer: D
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