Is mantle cell lymphoma a sex-related disease?

Authors
Decaudin, D Salanoubat, C Carde, P
Citation
D. Decaudin et al., Is mantle cell lymphoma a sex-related disease?, LEUK LYMPH, 37(1-2), 2000, pp. 181-184
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
ISSN journal
10428194 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
181 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-8194(200003)37:1-2<181:IMCLAS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Mantle cell lymphomas are characterized by a male predominance with a range between 55 and 65 years (sex ratio M/F of 6.5), When the sex ratio of pati ents having mantle cell lymphoma was compared to that of each of the subtyp es of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, it was significantly higher in all cases exc ept Burkitt's and lymphoblastic T-cell lymphomas. These observations sugges t a possible relation between the chromosome X and mantle cell lymphomas wh ich has to be explored.