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Report of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Two Sisters and Successful Treatment of Both

Khadijeh Arjmandi, Parvanch Vossough

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The authors report on 2 sisters with acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed at age 30 months and 3.5 months. The younger one was referred 15 months after the first. The reason for reporting this case is family risk and also infant under 12 months, especially under 6 months, of age have extremely poor prognosis, but both sister are at present time on complete remission.

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The authors report on 2 sisters with acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed at age 30 months and 3.5 months. The younger one was referred 15 months after the first. The reason for reporting this case is family risk and also infant under 12 months, especially under 6 months, of age have extremely poor prognosis, but both sister are at present time on complete remission.

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The authors report on 2 sisters with acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed at age 30 months and 3.5 months. The younger one was referred 15 months after the first. The reason for reporting this case is family risk and also infant under 12 months, especially under 6 months, of age have extremely poor prognosis, but both sister are at present time on complete remission.

Key concepts: Medicine, Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Sister, Pediatrics, Complete remission, Leukemia, Internal medicine, Chemotherapy

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