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Increased predisposition to cancer in brothers and offspring of testicular tumor patients.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jan 2004
Gundy Sarolta, Babosa Mária, Baki Márta, Bodrogi István
Abstract excerpt
Cancer susceptibility was examined in first-degree relatives of 293 testicular tumor patients (TTPs) and 586 age-matched healthy males. Significantly increased risk was found in the families of TTPs (OR: 1.4; CI: 1.08-1.79), however, except for testicular cancer of 7 brothers (OR: 11.7; CI: 1.42-256.5), and 6 various childhood tumors (bilateral Wilms' tumor, neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, ALL, histiocytosis-X,...
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