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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
==Prevalence== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
* It is uncommon, representing about 2% of all leukemias, or less than a total of 2000 new cases diagnosed each year in the North America and Western Europe combined. | * It is uncommon, representing about 2% of all leukemias, or less than a total of 2000 new cases diagnosed each year in the North America and Western Europe combined. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- It is uncommon, representing about 2% of all leukemias, or less than a total of 2000 new cases diagnosed each year in the North America and Western Europe combined.
Age
- Most patients are white males over the age of 50, although it has been diagnosed in at least one teenager.
Gender
- Men are four to five times more likely to develop hairy cell leukemia than women.[1] It does not appear to be hereditary, although occasional familial cases have been reported,[2] usually showing a common HLA type.
References
- ↑ "Hairy cell leukemia". Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ↑ "Three cases of familial hairy cell leukemia". Retrieved 2007-09-07.