CHILDHOOD leukaemia could be triggered by common bugs, experts have found. UK scientists have discovered some babies develop pre-cancerous cells in the womb. But, only children who come into contac…
Identical twins are around 15-25 per cent more likely to develop ALL if one sibling already has the disease, while less than one per cent of non-identical twins or other siblings go on to develop the disease.
Researchers followed twins for 15 years and discovered the higher risk only applied to sets who shared the same placenta. It suggests babies develop risk of cancer in womb, through blood passed down through the placenta, but will not go on to develop the disease without second ‘hit’ from an infection.
Prof Sir Mel Greaves, the founding director of the Centre for Evolution and Cancer and Professor of Cell Biology at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, said: “Our study provides new insights into the origins of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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