What are the risks of hereditary leukemia syndromes?
We don’t know yet if having one of these syndromes increases the odds of leukemia relapse after a patient has gone into remission. We do know that some hereditary leukemia syndromes increase the risk for other cancers. Dyskeratosis congenita and Fanconi anemia, for example, increase the patient’s risk for developing squamous cell carcinoma.
Who is the genetic counselor for hereditary leukemia?
Courtney DiNardo, M.D., and genetic counselor Sarah Bannon with MD Anderson’s Hereditary Leukemia Clinic are among a handful of health care providers worldwide specializing in hereditary leukemia syndromes. They recently spoke with us about hereditary leukemia and what having one of these syndromes means for patients and their family members.
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What to do if you have hereditary leukemia?
Some family members may also choose genetic testing to see if they carry the genetic mutation. If they test positive for the syndrome, we strongly recommend they start a screening program that can help catch the disease in its early stages, when it is most treatable.
What kind of leukemia is found in drug addicts?
The virus, HTLV-II, for human T-cell leukemia virus, type II, has been found in about 20 percent of a group of drug addicts in New Orleans, from 4 percent to 10 percent of a group of drug users in New York, and 20 percent of a group of New York drug addicts who were also suffering from AIDS.
We don’t know yet if having one of these syndromes increases the odds of leukemia relapse after a patient has gone into remission. We do know that some hereditary leukemia syndromes increase the risk for other cancers. Dyskeratosis congenita and Fanconi anemia, for example, increase the patient’s risk for developing squamous cell carcinoma.
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Are there any genes that can cause leukemia?
These efforts have paid off. Of these dozen or so genes, about nine of them have been discovered since 2013. We’ve found that these genes can cause different types of leukemia and related conditions, including AML, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL).