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American Society of Hematology, Blood Advances, 24(1), p. 2120-2123, 2017
DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017007013
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Hispanic ethnicity is associated with younger age at presentation but worse survival in acute myeloid leukemia
Journal article published in 2017 by
Karine Darbinyan,
Aditi Shastri,
Anjali Budhathoki,
Daniel Helbig,
Rose Snyder,
Kith Pradhan,
Junaid Saleh-Esa,
Noah S. Kornblum,
Adam F. Binder,
Swati Goel,
Murali Janakiram,
Olga Derman,
Kira Gritsman 
,
Ulrich Steidl,
Ira Braunschweig
and other authors.
,
Ulrich Steidl,
Ira Braunschweig
and other authors.
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Abstract
Key Points SEER data and a Bronx validation cohort demonstrate that Hispanics present with AML at younger age but have shorter survival than whites. Increased frequency of high-risk mutations in Hispanics provides a potential biologic explanation for poorer outcomes in Hispanics.