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Concordance for Hodgkin's Disease in Identical Twins Suggesting Genetic Susceptibility to the Young-Adult Form of the Disease
Ist Teil von
The New England journal of medicine, 1995-02, Vol.332 (7), p.413-419
Ort / Verlag
Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
Erscheinungsjahr
1995
Quelle
Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Hodgkin's disease is likely to have different causes in young adulthood and old age.
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The characteristic clinical presentation and histopathological appearance suggest that in young adults the disease is initiated by an environmental exposure, possibly to an infectious agent. The age-specific incidence during young adulthood varies over time and according to place and social class, much like that of infections. Those affected have a small average number of siblings, may not have had the common childhood infections, and are likely to have a history of infectious mononucleosis.
2
These findings have been interpreted to suggest that Hodgkin's disease may occur as . . .