Article
Inherited carcinomas of the kidney.
Advances in cancer research - 1 Jan 1998
Zbar B, Lerman M
Abstract excerpt
Studies of families with inherited carcinomas have provided powerful tools to identify the genes involved in the pathogenesis of human cancers. In this review, we summarize the clinical, pathological, and genetic characteristics of the inherited carcinomas of the kidney. We emphasize the observat...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Translocation, Genetic
