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Preexisting conditions in pediatric ALL patients: Spectrum, frequency and clinical impact.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2016
Schütte P, Möricke A, Zimmermann M, Bleckmann K, Reismüller B, Attarbaschi A, Mann G, Bodmer N, Niggli F, Schrappe M, Stanulla M, Kratz C P
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The etiology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia remains undisclosed in the majority of cases. A number of rare syndromic conditions are known to predispose to different forms of childhood cancer including ALL. The present study characterized the spectrum and clinical impact of preexisting diseases in a cohort of ALL patients from Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a focus on genetic diseases...
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