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Cytogenetics of Hispanic and White children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2006
Aldrich Melinda C, Zhang Luoping, Wiemels Joseph L, Ma Xiaomei, Loh Mignon L, Metayer Catherine, Selvin Steve, Feusner James, Smith Martyn T, Buffler Patricia A
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiologic studies of childhood leukemia have made limited use of tumor genetic characteristics, which may be related to disease etiology. We characterized the cytogenetics of 543 childhood leukemia patients (0-14 years of age) enrolled in the Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study, an approximately population-based study comprised primarily of Hispanics (42%) and non-Hispanic Whites (41%), and compared...
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