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Paediatrics Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Paediatrics Acute Myeloid Leukemia Risk Factors

There are no known risk factors; however, the following factors may be associated with it.

  • History of previous treatment for any type(s) of leukaemia
  • Genetic risk factors

    • Down syndrome (trisomy 21)

    • Li-Fraumeni syndrome

    • Neurofibromatosis

    • Fanconi anaemia

  • Inherited immune disorders such as

    • Bloom syndrome
    • Klinefelter’s syndrome
    • Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
    • Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
  • Environmental factors such as Ionising radiation and certain toxic chemicals may pre-dispose to developing leukaemia.