Article
Concordance for Hodgkin's disease in identical twins suggesting genetic susceptibility to the young-adult form of the disease.
The New England journal of medicine - 16 Feb 1995
Mack T M, Cozen W, Shibata D K, Weiss L M, Nathwani B N, Hernandez A M, Taylor C R, Hamilton A S, Deapen D M, Rappaport E B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Relatives of young adults with Hodgkin's disease are at increased risk of Hodgkin's disease, and lines of evidence implicate both inheritance and environment. METHODS: We have identified and followed 432 sets of twins affected by Hodgkin's disease. The number of cases of Hodgkin's dis...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Viral
- Diseases in Twins
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Hodgkin Disease