PD37 - Allergic disease may confer some protection against acute limphoblastic leukemia?
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Methods A hospital-based case-control study in the northeast region of Brazil. The population included 60 patients diagnosed with non-T acute lymphoid leukemia by means of bone marrow myelogram and immunophenotyping and 120 controls selected proportionally for age and gender. Data collection employed a structured questionnaire to determine prior history of allergies, as well as total IgE serum tests and clinical evaluations.
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دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014