“Can leukemia be heriditary?”
My elder son passed away at the age of 4 due to leukemia. I am pregnant again and I am very worried that my newborn could also have the disease. Can leukemia affect my new born? Is it possible that this can be hereditary?
3 Answers
Hematologist-OncologistChildhoodLeukemia
Childhood leukemia is rarely hereditary
Yes. Germ line mutation has shown several of leukemia can be hereditary. Further test needed to be done to be sure
Rarely, leukemia can be hereditary. Check with your OB for genetic testing.
