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Familial lung cancer: genetic susceptibility and relationship to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Schwartz Ann G, Ruckdeschel John C
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death, and although most lung cancer is attributable to cigarette smoking, underlying genetic susceptibility is suggested by studies demonstrating familial aggregation. The first family linkage study of lung cancer has identified linkage of lung, laryngeal, and pharyngeal cancer in families to a region on chromosome 6q23-25. Because lung cancer and chronic...
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