Increased body mass index is a risk factor for acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Kashanian SM, Li AY, Mustafa Ali M, Sutherland ME, Duong VH, Hambley BC, Zacholski K, El Chaer F, Holtzman NG, Imran M, Patzke CL, Cornu J, Duffy A, Dezern AE, Gojo I, Norsworthy KJ, Levis MJ, Smith BD, Baer MR, Ghiaur G, Emadi A.
Kashanian SM, et al.
EJHaem. 2021 Feb;2(1):33-39. doi: 10.1002/jha2.163. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
EJHaem. 2021.
PMID: 33693438
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RESULTS: Patients with APL had a significantly higher unadjusted mean and median BMI (32.5 kg/m(2) and 30.3 kg/m(2)) than those with AML (28.3 kg/m(2) and 27.1 kg/m(2)), ALL (29.3 kg/m(2) and 27.7 kg/m(2)), and others (29.3 kg/m(2) …
RESULTS: Patients with APL had a significantly higher unadjusted mean and median BMI (32.5 kg/m(2) and 30.3 kg/m(2)) than thos …