Medical History, Lifestyle, Family History, and Occupational Risk Factors for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: The InterLymph Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Project

Conclusions
We have identified or confirmed several independent risk factors for CLL/SLL supporting a role for genetics (through family history), immune function (through allergy and sun), infection (through hepatitis C virus), and height, and other pathways of immune response. Given that CLL/SLL has more than 30 susceptibility loci identified to date, studies evaluating the interaction among genetic and nongenetic factors are warranted.

Source: JNCI Monographs - August 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Slager, S. L., Benavente, Y., Blair, A., Vermeulen, R., Cerhan, J. R., Costantini, A. S., Monnereau, A., Nieters, A., Clavel, J., Call, T. G., Maynadie, M., Lan, Q., Clarke, C. A., Lightfoot, T., Norman, A. D., Sampson, J. N., Casabonne, D., Cocco, P., de Tags: Article Source Type: research