Article
Familial gliomas. Analysis of six families with cerebral gliomas and without other inheritable syndromes.
Neurosurgical review - 1 Oct 2003
Caroli Emanuela, Salvati Maurizio, Peruzzi Pierpaolo, Frati Alessandro, Giangaspero Felice
Abstract excerpt
Although a familial tendency to develop brain tumors in the absence of well-recognized hereditary disorders is an important issue, it has been rarely reported. Studies of the familial occurrence of gliomas have yielded conflicting results. This phenomenon may be imputable to chance or environment...
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