Chronic granulocytic leukaemia. A 10-year experience in the Black, Coloured and White populations of the south-western Cape Province.
In a 10-year retrospective analysis of 92 patients in the stable phase of chronic granulocytic leukaemia, the three major race groups (White, Coloured and Black) in the south-western Cape were compared. There were consistent differences in respect of age, sex distribution, and the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome. Despite these differences the clinical presentation, haematological features, response to treatment and survival rates did not vary significantly.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002904:Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013019:South Africa; D044465:White People