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Incidence of cancer in first-degree relatives of basal cell carcinoma patients.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Apr 2009
van Rossum M M, Wopereis D, Hoyer T, Soerjomataram I, Schalkwijk J, van de Kerkhof P C M, Kiemeney L A L M, Hoogerbrugge N
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence to suggest that genetic factors play an important role in the development of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), and that skin neoplasms might be a sign for a genetic predisposition to cancer. We investigated whether the incidence of visceral and skin malignancies among first-degree r...
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