Ascertainment of Families for Genetic Studies of Familial Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to better understand the genetic causes of Hodgkin's disease (a kind of lymphoma) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, as well as multiple myeloma, leukemia, and related diseases. The doctors have identified the patient because 1) they have had a lymphoproliferative disorder such as lymphoma, leukemia, or multiple myeloma, and have a family member with one of these disorders or 2) they are a member of a family with a lymphoproliferative disorder, including Hodgkin's disease and/or, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or a second cancer after Hodgkin's disease.
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a personal and/or family history of lymphoma or lymphoproliferative disease B-cell malignancies, or multiple myeloma referred for study participation, or MSK patients referred from to the MSKCC outpatient clinics of the Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, or Leukemia Services in the Department of Medicine in consultation for treatment who are found on routine history or through a Family History Questionnaire (FHQ) (Appendix A). Individuals who have relatives or members of successive generations of the family affected with Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphom…
Locations (6)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking RidgeBasking Ridge, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering MonmouthMiddletown, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering CommackCommack, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering WestchesterHarrison, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering RockvilleRockville Centre, New York