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Considerations on a Possible Viral Etiology for B-Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia of Childhood
1 Mar 1997
Abstract excerpt
A large body of evidence supports the hypothesis that an infectious agent is involved in the etiology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children in the 2-5-year age range. To explain these data, it has been proposed that some cases of pediatric ALL arise as a rare response to a common childhood infection, and that the leukemia-inducing potential of the agent is related to the timing of infection, with a...
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