Consanguinity and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a case-control study

Consanguinity and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a case-control study

Abstract Background Consanguineous marriage is widely practised across the world. Its effect on acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is controversial as both parents share some of the genes which might increase the incidence of sharing recessive genes. However, other theories suggest that consanguini...

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Main Authors: Ameer Kakaje, Mohammad Marwan Alhalabi, Ayham Ghareeb, Bahjat Karam, Bassam Mansour, Bayan Zahra, Othman Hamdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-12-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Consanguinity
Familial
Genetics
Levant
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-022-00145-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-022-00145-8

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