title: Hairy cell leukemia in father and son.
abstract: Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is an uncommon B cell disorder, and familial HCL is rarely encountered among the first degree relatives of HCL patients. A father and son, both of whom developed hairy cell leukemia, is presented in this report. The HLA haplotype shared by the father and son was A2, B18, BW6, CW7, DR3, DR10, and DQ8. Among these haplotypes, HLA A2 and Bw6 have previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. mcetiner@ixir.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetiner
authors.forename: Cafer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adigüzel
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Argon
authors.forename: Siret
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ratip
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eksioglu-Demiralp
authors.forename: Tulay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tecimer
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017338:Cladribine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D017338:Cladribine