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Acute leukemias in children with Down syndrome.
Pediatric clinics of North America - 1 Feb 2008
Zwaan Michel C, Reinhardt Dirk, Hitzler Johann, Vyas Paresh
Abstract excerpt
Children with Down syndrome have an increased risk for developing both acute myeloid as well as lymphoblastic leukemia. These leukemias differ in presenting characteristics and underlying biology when compared with leukemias occurring in non-Down syndrome children. Myeloid leukemia in children with Down syndrome is preceded by a preleukemic clone (transient leukemia or transient myeloproliferative disorder),...
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