Article
[Family mesotheliomas: genetic interaction with environmental carcinogenic exposure?].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jul 2007
You Benoît, Blandin Sonia, Gérinière Laurence, Lasset Christine, Souquet Pierre-Jean
Abstract excerpt
Our patient was refered to hospital for a malignant mesthelioma 22 years after the prior diagnosis of a mesothelioma in his brother. Their family history included others cancers. No exposure to asbestos was documented in brother's history. Literature is rich with family mesothelioma reports. Most of them are linked to an occupationnal asbestos exposure. But, some studies suggest that family genetic factors are...
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