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Hairy cell leukemia in father and son

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Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is an uncommon B cell disorder, and familial HCL is rarely encountered among the first degree relatives of HCL patients. A father and son, both of whom developed hairy cell leukemia, is presented in this report. The HLA haplotype shared by the father and son was A2, B18, BW6, CW7, DR3, DR10, and DQ8. Among these haplotypes, HLA A2 and Bw6 have previously been reported.

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  1. Department of Hematology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mustafa Çetiner, Cafer Adigüzel, Dilek Argon & Mahmut Bayik

  2. Department of Hematology, Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Siret Ratip

  3. Department of Immunology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Emel Eksioglu-Demiralp

  4. School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tulay Tecimer

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Çetiner, M., Adigüzel, C., Argon, D. et al. Hairy cell leukemia in father and son. Med Oncol 20, 375–378 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1385/MO:20:4:375

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