Immunophenotype and cytogenetic characteristics in the relationship between birth weight and childhood leukemia.
BACKGROUND: High birth weight increases the risk of childhood acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) through unknown mechanisms. Whether this risk is specific to ALL subtypes is unknown, and low case numbers have prevented investigation of the rarer leukemias. Here we address these associations using a larg...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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