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Associated cancers in parents and offspring of polycythaemia vera and myelofibrosis patients.
British journal of haematology - 1 Nov 2009
Hemminki Kari, Sundquist Jan, Bermejo Justo L
Abstract excerpt
Polycythaemia vera (PV) and primary myelofibrosis (MF) show concordant familial clustering but limited population level data are available on the aggregation of other discordant neoplasms in these families. We used the Swedish Family-Cancer Database to assess risks for VP and MF in families of cancer patients. A total of 3530 first PV and 1606 MF patients were identified, with high concordant familial risks....
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