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Familial clustering of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in non-endemic area. Report of three families.
Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola - 1 Jan 2000
Paredes-Durán Leydy Mallerling, Del Barco-Morillo Elvira, Baldeón-Conde María Jesús, Medina-Valdivieso Soledad, Guillen-Sacoto María Cecilia, Cruz-Hernández Juan Jesús
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the predominant tumour type arising in the nasopharynx. Its aetiology is multifactorial; racial and geographical distribution, EBV infection and environmental exposure to specific substances are considered risk factors. This condition is endemic in some Asian areas, where a genetic predisposition in its oncogenesis has been established. There is a strong susceptibility between...
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