Genetic markers for treatment-related pancreatitis in a cohort of Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Allison C GrimesYidong ChenHima BansalChristine AguilarLuz Perez PradoGerardo QuezadaJaime EstradaGail E Tomlinson

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

This is the first study of genetic factors in treatment-related pancreatitis in Hispanic children with ALL. Identifying correlative variants in ethnically vulnerable populations may improve screening to identify which patients with ALL are at greatest risk for pancreatitis.

Keyphrases

acute lymphoblastic leukemia
young adults
copy number

genome wide
african american
gene expression

combination therapy
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

dna methylation
acute myeloid leukemia