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Familial blood vessel tumors and subsequent cancers.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jul 2007
Ji J, Hemminki K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Population-based data on the familial risk for vascular tumors are largely lacking. Such data are important for clinical counseling and cancer genetics. METHODS: We used the Swedish Family-Cancer Database to calculate standardized incidence ratios for specific subtypes of vascular tumors in offspring using parents as probands. In addition, risks for second cancers were analyzed. RESULTS: Offspring...
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