Familial mesothelioma: a report of two families
Journal Article
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· Hum. Pathol.; (United States)
Five reports of familial mesothelioma in which mesotheliomas occurred in two or more family members have been recorded in the medical literature. In this report, we describe two examples of familial mesothelioma. In one family, three brothers who worked in the asbestos insulation industry developed mesothelioma. In the second family, the father, who was occupationally exposed to asbestos, died from a tubulopapillary peritoneal mesothelioma 11 years before his son died from an identical histologic type of peritoneal mesothelioma. Our report, as with those previously recorded, suggests that genetic factors may be important in the genesis of some mesotheliomas.
- Research Organization:
- Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6464957
- Journal Information:
- Hum. Pathol.; (United States), Vol. 20:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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