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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2] Carlos A Lopez, M.D. [3]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are Down syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, Bloom syndrome, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, Fanconi's anemia and severe combined immunodeficiency.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are Down syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, Bloom syndrome, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, Fanconi's anemia severe combined immunodeficiency, Radiation exposure, exposure to benzene, and smoking.
Common risk factors
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk factors may include the following:
- Radiation exposure[1]
- Benzene exposure[2]
- Infections with the following viruses
- Previous use of chemotherapy drugs
- Smoking
- Down syndrome
- Ataxia telangiectasia
- Bloom syndrome
- X-linked agammaglobulinemia
- Fanconi's anemia
- Severe combined immunodeficiency
Less common risk factors
- Exposure to paint
- Electromagnetic filed radiation exposure
- Obesity
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greaves MF (1997). "Aetiology of acute leukaemia". Lancet. 349 (9048): 344–9. PMID 9024390.
- ↑ Khalade A, Jaakkola MS, Pukkala E, Jaakkola JJ (2010). "Exposure to benzene at work and the risk of leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Environ Health. 9: 31. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-9-31. PMC 2903550. PMID 20584305.
- ↑ Guan H, Miao H, Ma N, Lu W, Luo B (2017). "Correlations between Epstein-Barr virus and acute leukemia". J Med Virol. 89 (8): 1453–1460. doi:10.1002/jmv.24797. PMID 28225168.