Multiple myeloma in husband and wife.
A married couple with multiple myeloma (MM) is reported. Although we could not find any definite pathogenetic factors of MM in the spouses examined, the salient features of the 10 couples with MM reviewed, including ours, were summarized to obtain a better understanding of the pathogenesis of MM. The appearance of MM in spouses suggests that environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of MM.
Kanoh
T
T
Ohno
T
T
Usui
T
T
Inamoto
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000209:etiology*