Table 4 |
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Comparison of the proportion of promyelocytic leukemias for Mexican children with Hispanic children from other countries and cities. |
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Adults |
Children |
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Leukemia type |
LAC-USC (37) |
LA County and AML study (37) |
Peru (38) |
Puebla, Mexico (39) |
California* (3) |
Puebla, Mexico (39) |
Mexico City, IMSS |
Range in non-Hispanic populations** (37) |
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Promyelocytic leukemia |
37.5% |
24.3% |
22.0% |
20.0% |
8.3% |
30.0% |
21.0% |
3–13% |
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LAC-USC = Los Angeles County-University of Southern California; LA: Los Angeles; AML = acute myeloid leukemia; IMSS = Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. * This is a population-based study in which a frequency of 3.8%was found for non-Hispanic children. ** This range is based on proportions found in series of cases. (References) |
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Mejía-Aranguré et al. BMC Cancer 2005 5:33 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-5-33 |
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