title: Genetic syndromes associated with renal cell carcinoma: a review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A review of recent knowledge on heredital syndromes related to renal cell carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Aim of this review was to summarize the recent knowledge of genetic syndromes associated with renal cell carcinoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Summary of incidence and factors modulating risk of hereditary renal cell carcinoma development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hereditary forms of RCC are relatively rare. Their study is beneficial in many ways. In individuals at a higher risk of a hereditary syndrome, the knowledge of hereditary forms may help to significantly decrease the impact of the hereditary disease. In the general population, knowledge acquired by the study of hereditary forms of RCC may in the future contribute to both diagnosis and treatment of sporadic tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic. katkaazeem@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azeem
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kollarova
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horakova
authors.forename: Silvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magnuskova
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Janout
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000150:complications*; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000150:complications*