title: Infection and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: In this review, we provide an overview of recent findings from the Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study (NCCLS) on factors related to the immune system including child's vaccination history and measures of child's exposure to infectious agents, namely daycare attendance, infection during infancy, and parental social contact in the work place. We also provide suggestions for the next stages of studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA. xiaomei.ma@yale.edu
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urayama
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wiemels
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Buffler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000473:pathology; D003043:Cocarcinogenesis; D004651:Employment; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009154:Mutation; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D010290:Parents; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014611:Vaccination