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A family predisposition to adult T-cell leukemia.
Journal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH - 1 Nov 2006
Nomura Kouichiro, Utsunomiya Atae, Furushou Hironori, Tara Mitsutoshi, Hazeki Masashi, Tokunaga Masayoshi, Uozumi Kimiharu, Hanada Shuichi, Yashiki Shinji, Tajima Kazuo, Sonoda Shunro
Abstract excerpt
We report here the rare case of a family predisposed to adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). Six of seven siblings developed ATL with ages of onset of 77, 48, 60, 64, 72, and 62 years old. Although virological tests for human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 were unavailable for two of the six patients, all were diagnosed with ATL based on their clinical, hematological, and histopathological features. Two of the six patients...
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