Interactions of Consanguinity and Number of Siblings with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a common malignancy in children. Consanguinity has a high prevalence in developing countries and increases the probability of homozygosity for many genes which may affect ALL and its prognosis. We conducted a study to explore the impact of consanguinity and numb...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7919310 |