Article
Coefficients of relationship by isonymy among Scottish males with early and late onset cancers.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2000
Holloway S M, Sofaer J A
Abstract excerpt
Studies of certain cancers suggest that early onset cases tend to have a more pronounced hereditary component than late onset cases. We have analysed data from 60,924 Scottish males with cancer of the stomach, colon, rectum, prostate or bladder, using the coefficient of relationship by isonymy to compare patients whose age at registration was below the median with those whose age at registration was equal to or...
Topics
- Aged
- Aging
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Names
- Neoplasms