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Family history and the risk of kidney cancer: a multicenter case-control study in Central Europe.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jun 2007
Hung Rayjean J, Moore Lee, Boffetta Paolo, Feng Bing-Jian, Toro Jorge R, Rothman Nathanial, Zaridze David, Navratilova Marie, Bencko Vladimir, Janout Vladimir, Kollarova Helena, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonila, Mates Dana, Chow Wong-Ho, Brennan Paul
Abstract excerpt
An elevated familial relative risk may indicate either an important genetic component in etiology or shared environmental exposures within the family. Incidence rates of kidney cancer are particularly high in Central Europe, although no data were available on the familial aggregation or genetic background of kidney cancer in this region. We have, therefore, investigated the role of family history in first-degree...
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