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Can Burkitt's Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Lymphoma occur in siblings simultaneously?
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Kaymak Cihan Meriç, Kandemir Olcay, Dalva Klara, Sarı Neriman, Kurucu Nilgün, Ergürhan İlhan İnci
Abstract excerpt
Familial clustering of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and increased risk of developing disease among the siblings has been reported earlier. Usually familial lymphoma in sibling pairs occurs in the pairs of either non-Hodgkin lymphoma or HL. In the familial HL, same type of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) is responsible in the affected family members. There are also some studies stating "Killer cell immunoglobulin like...
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