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[Increased risk of neoplasia among relatives of glioma patients].
Revista de neurologia - 1 Jan 2000
González-Aguilar A, Gutiérrez-Castrellón P, Briceño E, Rembao-Bojórquez D, Alonso-Vilatela M E, Rasmussen A
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Some previous studies have suggested familial aggregation of gliomas, although the results have not always been replicated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In the present study of a Mexican population, we compared 100 cases of glioma with 124 healthy unrelated controls, as well as their 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree relatives (n = 3,575 and 4,520 respectively). RESULTS: The relatives of the cases had a...
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