Familial clustering of mesothelioma: a report on three affected persons in one family.
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.
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Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112-2822.
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Rothschild
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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
D001194:Asbestos