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Familial risk and clustering of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Guangdong, China.
Cancer - 15 Jul 2004
Jia Wei-Hua, Feng Bing-Jian, Xu Zong-Li, Zhang Xiao-Shi, Huang Ping, Huang Li-Xi, Yu Xing-Juan, Feng Qi-Sheng, Yao Ming-Hong, Shugart Yin Yao, Zeng Yi-Xin
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that genetic susceptibility may play an important role in the etiology of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). However, to date, few large-scale studies have been conducted on familial risk and clustering of NPC in a high-risk area of China. METHODS: In the current study, 2252 patients with NPC who were treated at the Cancer Center of Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangdong...
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