| Literature DB >> 274587 |
F W Gunz, J P Gunz, P C Vincent, M Bergin, F L Johnson, H Bashir, R L Kirk.
Abstract
Thirteen cases of leukemia, 12 of them acute, occurred in 3 generations of a family comprising 293 members. Individual cases could not be linked to the possession of any of a range of genetic markers. Cytogenetic studies showed no constitutional chromosome abnormalities. Preliminary results of virologic studies suggested the presence of oncornaviruses in at least 1 leukemic individual in this family. This aggregation of leukemia cases likely resulted from a genetic, probably polygenic, predisposition, in association with the activity of leukemogenic factors whose nature remains to be clearly defined.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 274587 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/60.6.1243
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Natl Cancer Inst ISSN: 0027-8874 Impact factor: 13.506