Anticipation in familial chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2401176

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Anticipation in familial chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Leukemia - 1 Nov 1998

Yuille M R, Houlston R S, Catovsky D

Abstract excerpt

A recent analysis of literature reports of familial clusters of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) suggested that affected offspring are diagnosed at an age 21 years less than CLL parents. Such an analysis risks sampling bias. We avoided these potential sources of bias by systematic ascertainmen...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Male
Middle Aged

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