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Familial occurrence of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in Norway.
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 2 Oct 2012
Tjønnfjord Geir E, Jønsson Viggo, Ly Bernt E, Johannesen Tom Børge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The only known risk factor for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is occurrence of the disease in close relatives. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of familial chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. MATERIAL AND METHOD: All patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia notified to the Cancer Registry in the period 1.10.2007-31.12.2009 were asked to report occurrences of malignant disease in...
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