title: Hodgkin's disease in siblings: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Immunology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Durosinmi
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Nwosu
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Ogunniyi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dada
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Okunlola
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria