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. 1993 May;2(3):247-50.
doi: 10.1097/00008469-199305000-00009.

Asbestos-related familial mesothelioma

C Bianchi  1 , A Brollo, C Zuch
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Asbestos-related familial mesothelioma

C Bianchi et al. Eur J Cancer Prev. 1993 May.

Abstract

Familial mesotheliomas are reported in four pairs of patients. The group includes six men and two women, aged between 44 and 84 years. A blood relation (father-son) existed in two pairs only. All the present patients had histories of exposure to asbestos; in five cases exposure had occurred in the shipyards. Familial mesothelioma could represent a useful model for investigating genetic-environmental interactions.

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