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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Common risk factors in the development of B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia are [[age]], gender, [[race]] and ethnicity.
Common [[Risk factor|risk factors]] in the development of [[B cell|B-cell]] [[prolymphocytic leukemia]] are [[age]], [[Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base|gender]], [[race]], and [[Ethnicity and health|ethnicity]].


==B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia risk factors==
==B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia risk factors==
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia risk factors may include the following:
[[B-cell]] [[prolymphocytic leukemia]] [[Risk factor|risk factors]] may include the following:


* [[Age]]
* [[Age]]
* Gender. Men are five times more likely to develop HCL than women.
* [[Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base|Gender]]: Men are five times more likely to develop [[hairy cell leukemia]] than women.
* [[Race]]
* [[Race]]
* Ethnicity. HCL is more common in white people and Ashkenazi Jewish men. PLL and HCL are rare in people of Japanese or Southeast Asian descent.
* [[Ethnicity and health|Ethnicity]]: [[B cell|B-cell]] [[prolymphocytic leukemia]] is more common in white race and Ashkenazi jewish males.  


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Carlos A Lopez, M.D. [2]

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Common risk factors in the development of B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia are age, gender, race, and ethnicity.

B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia risk factors

B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia risk factors may include the following:

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