| Disease ID | Source | Name | Description |
| 236000 | OMIM | Lymphoma, Hodgkin, classic (CHL) | A malignant disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen and general lymphoid tissue, and the presence of large, usually multinucleate, cells (Reed-Sternberg cells). Reed-Sternberg cells compose only 1-2% of the total tumor cell mass. The remainder is composed of a variety of reactive, mixed inflammatory cells consisting of lymphocytes, plasma cells, neutrophils, eosinophils and histiocytes. Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. A variant in the 5'-UTR of KLHDC8B, responsible for decreasing its expression, is associated with classic Hodgkin lymphoma and segregates with the disease in some families (PubMed:19706467). |