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Genetic susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Aug 2000
Sinnett D, Krajinovic M, Labuda D
Abstract excerpt
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer. The origin of this disease can be explained by a combination of genetic susceptibility factors and environmental exposures. For the purpose of our study it can be considered as a complex disease, caused by the "carcinogenic" effect of the environment modified by a series of genes. In population, these genes tend to occur in allelic forms...
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