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Follicular lymphoma risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The risk factors include viruses, certain chemicals such as hair dyes and immunodeficiency states.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Risk factors for follicular lymphoma include[1][2]:
- Viruses:
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type I,
- Herpesvirus-associated with Kaposi sarcoma (ie, human herpesvirus [HHV]-8 )
- Hepatitis B and C viruses
- Chemicals:
- Defoliants (eg, Agent Orange)
- Hair dyes
- Immunodeficiency states:
- Congenital immunodeficiencies
- Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Most lymphomas associated with HIV are intermediate-grade or high-grade lymphomas.
- Patients who have been on immunosuppressant drugs after organ transplantation. Most of these lymphomas are diffuse or high-grade lymphomas.
- Autoimmune diseases
References
References
- ↑ Ma S (2012). “Risk Factors of Follicular Lymphoma”. Expert Opin Med Diagn. 6 (4): 323–333. doi:10.1517/17530059.2012.686996. PMC 3384553. PMID 22754588.
- ↑ Ambinder AJ, Shenoy PJ, Malik N, Maggioncalda A, Nastoupil LJ, Flowers CR (2012). “Exploring risk factors for follicular lymphoma”. Adv Hematol. 2012: 626035. doi:10.1155/2012/626035. PMC 3458409. PMID 23028387.
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