Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a boy with fragile X syndrome.
The authors report on what they believe to be the first case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a patient with fragile X syndrome. In the literature, a few cases of fragile X syndrome associated with malignancies are described. Although this association seems more than coincidental, the molecular correlation between this syndrome and cancer is yet unclear.
Ferrari
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Pediatric Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy. ferrari@istitutotumori.mi.it
Meazza
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Casanova
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D000293:Adolescent; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics*; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*