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Risk of bladder cancer associated with family history of cancer: do low-penetrance polymorphisms account for the increase in risk?
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Aug 2007
Murta-Nascimento Cristiane, Silverman Debra T, Kogevinas Manolis, García-Closas Montserrat, Rothman Nathaniel, Tardón Adonina, García-Closas Reina, Serra Consol, Carrato Alfredo, Villanueva Cristina, Dosemeci Mustafa, Real Francisco X, Malats Núria
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The relationship between family history of cancer in first-degree relatives and risk of bladder cancer was examined in the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study. Information on family history of cancer was obtained for 1,158 newly diagnosed bladder cancer cases and 1,244 controls included in 18 hospitals between 1998 and 2001. A total of 464 (40.1%) cases and 436 (35.1%) controls reported a family history of cancer in...
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