Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2017 Sep 28;130(13):1597-1599.
doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-783233. Epub 2017 Aug 22.

Increased risk of leukemia among sickle cell disease patients in California

Ann Brunson  1 , Theresa H M Keegan  1 , Heejung Bang  2   3 , Anjlee Mahajan  1 , Susan Paulukonis  4 , Ted Wun  1   3   5
Affiliations

Increased risk of leukemia among sickle cell disease patients in California

Ann Brunson et al. Blood. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

References

    1. Platt OS, Brambilla DJ, Rosse WF, et al. Mortality in sickle cell disease. Life expectancy and risk factors for early death. N Engl J Med. 1994;330(23):1639-1644. - PubMed
    1. Paulukonis ST, Eckman JR, Snyder AB, et al. Defining sickle cell disease mortality using a population-based surveillance system, 2004 through 2008. Public Health Rep. 2016;131(2):367-375. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Chen L, Zhuang M, Shah HQ, Lin JH. Chronic myelogenous leukemia in sickle cell anemia. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129(3):423-424. - PubMed
    1. Moschovi M, Psychou F, Menegas D, Tsangaris GT, Tzortzatou-Stathopoulou F, Nicolaidou P. Hodgkin’s disease in a child with sickle cell disease treated with hydroxyurea [published correction appears in Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007;24(8):651]. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2001;18(6):371-376. - PubMed
    1. Stricker RB, Linker CA, Crowley TJ, Embury SH. Hematologic malignancy in sickle cell disease: report of four cases and review of the literature. Am J Hematol. 1986;21(2):223-230. - PubMed

Publication types