title: The molecular basis of familial chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: Our understanding of the genetic basis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia is only just starting to be recognized. This perspective article by Drs. Crowther-Swanepoel and Houlston provides an up-to-date review the molecular epidemiology of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with emphasis on the integration of biology and genomics.
authors.forename: Dalemari
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crowther-Swanepoel
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Houlston
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005192:Family Health; D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000235:genetics; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide