Four pairs of siblings with acute leukemia during 1966-1985 in the Nordic countries: indication of an elevated familial risk?

M Perkkiö; S O Lie; H Ekelund; J Rajantie; M Yssing; E Läärä; M A Siimes

doi:10.3109/08880019009033386

Four pairs of siblings with acute leukemia during 1966-1985 in the Nordic countries: indication of an elevated familial risk?

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1990;7(2):159-63. doi: 10.3109/08880019009033386.

Authors

M Perkkiö¹, S O Lie, H Ekelund, J Rajantie, M Yssing, E Läärä, M A Siimes

Affiliation

¹ Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 2206857
DOI: 10.3109/08880019009033386

Abstract

Four pairs of siblings with acute leukemia in the Nordic countries during 1966-1985 are reported. The national data indicate that the risk of leukemia is 5.9 times greater in siblings of children with leukemia.

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Susceptibility
Family
Female
Humans
Leukemia / epidemiology
Leukemia / genetics*
Male
Risk
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / epidemiology