Genetic defect in sex cells may predispose to childhood leukemia
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found a possible heredity mechanism that predisposes children to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of blood cancer in children. The presence of a genetic defect in the egg or sperm from which children having ALL arise may be a prerequisite for the disease to develop.