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Review
. 2002 Jun;16(6):1008-14.
doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402538.

Genetic susceptibility to chronic lymphocytic leukemia

R S Houlston  1 , D Catovsky, M R Yuille
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Review

Genetic susceptibility to chronic lymphocytic leukemia

R S Houlston et al. Leukemia. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

There is increasing evidence that a subset of chronic lymphocytic leukemia is caused by an inherited predisposition. Here we review the evidence for an inherited predisposition, the characteristics of familial cases and evidence for the involvement of specific genes.

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