title: Familial clustering of mesothelioma: a report on three affected persons in one family.
abstract: Pleural mesothelioma developed in at least three members of a family of first-degree relatives. Only one member had probable direct asbestos exposure. An analysis of these cases and their circumstances leads us to suspect that a latent genetic susceptibility may be present in this cancer-prone family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112-2822.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krousel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garcas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rothschild
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos