Maternal exposure to topoisomerase II (topoII) inhibitors that are biochemically similar to the chemotherapeutic drug etoposide may promote infant acute leukemia. Several studies have shown that common dietary bioflavonoids as well as benzene meta...
Infant acute leukemias account for ~30% of all malignancy seen in childhood across the Western world. They are aggressive and characterized by rapid onset shortly after birth. The majority of these have rearrangements involving the MLL (mixed line...