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Title: Association of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with cancers in family members.
Author: Couto E, Chen B, Hemminki K
Journal: Br J Cancer 93(11):1307-1309
Year: 2005
Month: November

Abstract: Children whose twins have had leukaemia have a higher risk of contracting acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), confirming a prenatal origin of the disease. This association was not true when considering other types of affected first-degree relatives. Children whose fathers were diagnosed with testicular cancer have a higher risk of ALL.