title: [Familial clustering of asbestos-related diseases].
abstract: This article describes the case histories of four individuals in the same family, all of whom developed asbestos-related disease. Special emphasis is placed upon the case of a woman, who after seemingly minimal exposure to asbestos, in the form of cleaning her husband's working clothes, developed a malignant mesothelioma. The incidence of asbestos-related disease has increased steadily over the past ten years. This probably reflects the extensive use of asbestos in Norway since World War II, and the long latency period of the disease. The authors recommend obtaining an in-depth history of exposure when asbestos-related disease is suspected.
authors.affiliation: Det medisinske fakultet Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Orn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Odden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osnes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos