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Familial aggregation of Hodgkin lymphoma and related tumors.
Cancer - 1 May 2004
Goldin Lynn R, Pfeiffer Ruth M, Gridley Gloria, Gail Mitchell H, Li Xinjun, Mellemkjaer Lene, Olsen Jørgen H, Hemminki Kari, Linet Martha S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The importance of genetic factors in the etiology of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has been suggested by family and population studies. However, the spectrum of malignancies associated with common genetic etiology and the effects of gender and age on familial risk have not been established. METHODS: Diagnoses of lymphoproliferative malignancies were compared in 15,799 first-degree relatives of 5047 patients...
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