Clustering of cancer among families of cases with Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL), Multiple Myeloma (MM), Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) and control subjects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A positive family history of chronic diseases including cancer can be used as an index of genetic and shared environmental influences. The tumours studied have several putative risk factors in common including occupational exposure t...

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Hauptverfasser: Karunanayake Chandima P, Pahwa Punam, McDuffie Helen H, Spinelli John J, Dosman James A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2009-02-01
Schriftenreihe:BMC Cancer
Online Zugang:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/70