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A case-control study on family history of liver cancer as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in North Italy. Brescia HCC Study.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Oct 1999
Donato F, Gelatti U, Chiesa R, Albertini A, Bucella E, Boffetta P, Tagger A, Ribero M L, Portera G, Fasola M, Nardi G
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OBJECTIVES: We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of history of liver cancer in a first-degree relative as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Two hundred eighty-seven HCC incident cases and 450 subjects unaffected by liver disease (controls) were enrolled in the study. Family history of liver cancer and other malignancies and history of alcohol intake were collected...
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