Article
Familial hairy cell leukemia: a HLA-linked disease or farmers-linked disease?
Haematologica - 1 Aug 1998
Casado L F, Mouleon P, Villarrubia B, Toledo M C, Martinez-Frejo M C
Abstract excerpt
In the 16 cases of familial HCL published, different HLA have been found. Although specific HLA antigens were found to have the same structure in some cases that suggests a genetic predisposition to HCL. Environmental factors, specifically farming labours, were implicated in too. We add two cases...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Agricultural Workers' Diseases
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Leukemia, Hairy Cell
- Male