The Association Between Genes in Ethnic Cohorts and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a blood cancer which commonly affects children and progresses rapidly. While comparative analyses have been performed between ALL survival rates of children of various races, there remains a lack of knowledge about patterns of commonly expressed genes within different ethnic cohorts who have ALL. Thus, it is critical to identify common genes that are expressed in various ethnic youth cohorts affected by ALL to understand how these genes may be targeted in future ALL therapies.