In utero cytomegalovirus infection and development of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

著者: Stephen Francis, Amelia D. Wallace, George A. Wendt, Linlin Li, Fenyong Liu, Lee W. Riley, Scott C. Kogan, Kyle M. Walsh, Adam J. de Smith, Gary V. Dahl, Xiaomei Ma, Eric Delwart, Catherine Metayer, Joseph L. Wiemels - Blood 2016 被引用: 86

= .0016). Risk was more pronounced in Hispanics (OR=5.90, CI=1.89-25.96) than in non-Hispanic whites (OR=2.10 CI= 0.69-7.13). This is the first study to suggest that congenital CMV infection is a risk factor for childhood ALL and is more prominent in Hispanic children. Further investigation of CMV as an etiologic agent for ALL is warranted.