Hodgkin's disease in siblings: a case report.
Two male siblings (ages 12 and 16 years) presenting with Hodgkin's disease are reported. They were both diagnosed as stage IVB with identical histological type--lymphocyte depleted. The presence of identical sex, shared environment and the closeness of the time of onset suggested a combination of both environmental and genetic factors in the aetiology of the disease in these siblings.
Durosinmi
M A
MA
Department of Haematology and Immunology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Nwosu
S O
SO
Ogunniyi
J O
JO
Dada
O
O
Okunlola
M A
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria