Excess congenital non-synonymous variation in leukemia-associated genes in MLL− infant leukemia: a Children’s Oncology Group report

Congenital Leukemia: A Case Report

congenital leukemia: a case report

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Infant leukemia and parental infertility or its treatment: a Children's Oncology Group report.

BACKGROUND Little is known about the potential risk factors for infant leukemia. With its very young age at diagnosis, exposures occurring in the perinatal period are suspected. Parental infertility and infertility treatment have been studied with regard to childhood cancer in general, but rarely in individual cancer subtypes. METHODS A case-control study of infant leukemia was conducted thro...

Congenital Leukemia

Congenital leukemia is a rare disease which in clinically evident at birth or apparent within the first few weeks of life; The disease is more common in infants with downs syndrome.  We present a case of combined mongolism and congenital leukemia and reviewe some aspect of the disease. 

Parental alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and risk of infant leukemia: a Childrens Cancer Group study.

BACKGROUND Whether parental drinking and smoking during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of cancer in offspring is controversial. There are some indications that maternal alcohol consumption is associated with an elevated risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appearing in very young children. Evidence for an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and risk of leukemi...