Variabilidad de la supervivencia por raza y etnia en la leucemia linfoblástica aguda infantil

Nina S Kadan-Lottick1, Kirsten K Ness, Smita Bhatia

  • 1Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Yale University, New Haven, Conn, USA.

JAMA
|October 16, 2003
PubMed
Resumen

Persisten las disparidades raciales y étnicas en la supervivencia de la leucemia linfoblástica aguda infantil (LLA). Los niños negros, hispanos e indígenas estadounidenses enfrentan peores resultados que los niños blancos y asiáticos, lo que requiere una mayor investigación sobre los factores que contribuyen.

Videos de Conceptos Relacionados

Lethal Alleles02:41

Lethal Alleles

Agouti: A Lethal Allele
Lucien Cuénot discovered lethal alleles in 1905 while studying the inheritance of coat color in mice. The agouti gene is responsible for the color of the coat in mice. This gene codes for an agouti-signaling protein, which is responsible for melanin distribution in mammals. The wild-type allele gives rise to gray-brown coat color in mice, while the mutant allele gives rise to yellow coat color. In addition to coat color, the agouti gene is associated with the yellow...
Disorders of Leukocytes01:27

Disorders of Leukocytes

Leukocyte disorders can lead to either leukopenia, characterized by an abnormally low leukocyte count, or leukocytosis, marked by a very high leukocyte number.
Leukopenia may result from bone marrow disorders, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases. For example, conditions such as multiple myeloma and aplastic anemia can impair the bone marrow's ability to produce adequate leukocytes. Similarly, autoimmune diseases like lupus and viral infections such as HIV can prompt the immune system...
Bone Marrow Sampling and Transplants01:22

Bone Marrow Sampling and Transplants

Bone marrow transplant is a potential cure for several diseases, including cancer and specific genetic disorders. Notably, this procedure is applicable for patients suffering from aplastic anemia, certain types of leukemia, severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, thalassemia, sickle-cell disease, and certain cancers.
The transplant begins with high doses of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which aim to destroy the...