Epidemiology
British Journal of Cancer (2006) 95, 1274–1276. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603388 www.bjcancer.com
Published online 26 September 2006
Maternal hemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and risk of infant leukaemia: a children's oncology group study
A M Peters1, C K Blair1, M R Verneris1, J P Neglia1,2, L L Robison2,3, L G Spector1,2, G H Reaman2,4, C A Felix2,5 and J A Ross1,2
- 1Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
- 2Children's Oncology Group, 440 E. Huntington Drive, Suite 300, Arcadia, CA 91006, USA
- 3St. Jude's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105, USA
- 4Children's Oncology Group—Chair's Office, 4600 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- 5Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3516 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Correspondence: Dr JA Ross, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology & Clinical Research, University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics, 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 422, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. E-mail: ross@epi.umn.edu
Received 30 May 2006; Revised 1 September 2006; Accepted 1 September 2006; Published online 26 September 2006.
Abstract
In contrast to the positive association found in three studies between maternal anaemia during pregnancy and childhood leukaemia, no such association was found in infant leukaemia (odds ratio 0.85, 95% confidence interval 0.53–1.37).
Keywords:
anaemia, infant, leukaemia, etiology
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