Clustering of childhood acute leukemia in Finland: a nationwide register-based study
Overall, we found limited evidence for clustering. In the subgroup analyses, significant spatiotemporal clustering in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cases among children aged 1.5-5.99 years was observed, coinciding with the peak incidence in early childhood. Previous research has shown that this age group has distinct genetic characteristics and may possess a unique etiology.
Authors
- Olli Lohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-0797)
- Anssi Auvinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1125-4818)
- Julia Ventelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-0090)
- Atte Nikkilä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0292-2386)
- Mia Korja
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Causes & Control
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-025-01998-1
- Primary Topic
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Lasten Syöpäsäätiö Väreen
- Lastentautien Tutkimussäätiö
- Tays