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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a lymphoproliferative disorder of B cells, is the commonest form of leukemia in Western countries, with an incidence of 6 cases per 100,000 persons in North America¹; since most cases are discovered through an incidental blood count, the prevalence of the disease may be even higher. The median age at diagnosis and at death was 70 and 76 years, respectively, among men and 74 and 81 years, respectively, among women. First-degree relatives of patients are three times more likely than members of the general population to have CLL or another lymphoid neoplasm.²

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Dr. Dighiero is executive director of the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.

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