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High concordance of subtypes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia within families: lessons from sibships with multiple cases of leukemia

K Schmiegelow, U Lausten Thomsen, A Baruchel, C E Pacheco, Rob Pieters, M S Pombo-de-Oliveira, E W Andersen, Katrine Rostgaard, Helle Hjalgrim, C-H Pui

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Abstract

Polymorphic genes have been linked to the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Surrogate markers for a low burden of early childhood infections are also related to increased risk for developing childhood ALL. It remains uncertain, whether siblings of children with ALL have an increased risk of developing ALL. This international collaboration identified 54 sibships with two (N = 51) or more (N = 3) cases of childhood ALL (ages
Original languageEnglish
JournalLeukemia
Volume26
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)675-81
Number of pages7
ISSN0887-6924
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Infant
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Male
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Risk Factors

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