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Risk of malignant tumors in first-degree relatives of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer -- a hospital based study.
Neoplasma - 1 Jan 2006
Handkiewcz-Junak D, Banasik T, Kolosza Z, Roskosz J, Kukulska A, Puch Z, Jarzab B
Abstract excerpt
In presented study the risk of incidence of familial differentiated thyroid cancer as well as the risk of other malignant tumors in families of DTC patients was evaluated. 999 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer and 825 persons without any history of malignant disease were evaluated on the occurrence of malignant neoplasm within their families. Information about 6614 first degree relatives of DTC index...
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