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Familial chronic myelocytic leukaemia‐like syndrome probably of congenital origin
Author(s) -
Lardi Amer A,
Taha Omer MA,
AlJefri Abdulla,
Ahmed Mirghani AM
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13080.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelocytic leukemia , pediatrics , abortion , pregnancy , immunology , genetics , leukemia , biology
Lardi AA, Taha OMA, Al‐Jefri A, Ahmed MAM. Familial chronic myelocytic leukaemia‐like syndrome probably of congenital origin. Acta Pædiatr 1994;83:558–60. Stockholm. ISSN 0803–5253 Three Saudi siblings prcsented with clinical features of chronic myelocytic leukaemia in early infancy. Their parents are first cousins. The mother was 22 years old during her first pregnancy. She had no history of abortion. The possibility of this familial disorder being congenital is discussed. □