@entity1778 in XXXX in Papua New Guinea: an unusual pattern.

@entity1 @entity981 @entity3052 @entity1778 @entity1860
We report data on 110 @entity1 aged <15 years diagnosed with @entity1778 during two periods covering 13.25 years. The data sets were consistent. The reported incidence of @entity1778 was low. Only 34 (31%) of the @entity1 were diagnosed with @entity981 ( @entity981 ) compared with 54 (49%) @entity1 with @entity3052 ( @entity3052 ). The overall mean (SD) age was 6.6 (3.5) years, 6.1 (3.5) for @entity981 and 6.9 (3.5) for @entity3052 . There was no evidence of an early childhood peak of @entity981 . The male : female ratio was 1.2 : 1 for all @entity1778 , 1.3 for @entity981 and 1.25 for @entity3052 . Only eight (22%) of those diagnosed with @entity981 were classified as type L1. Our figures reflect a relative absence of the common (cALL) cell type in early childhood @entity1778 and support the role of infection and its effect on the immune system in the aetiology of childhood @entity1778 . Our data also revealed an unusually high proportion of @entity1860 ( @entity1860 ).
