Cancer patterns in nasopharyngeal carcinoma multiplex families in Taiwan

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1622-1625

  Yu, Kelly J ^a   Hsu, Wan Lun ^b,c   Chiang, Chun Ju ^b,c   Cheng, Yu Juen ^b   Pfeiffer, Ruth M ^a   Diehl, Scott R ^d   Goldstein, Alisa M ^a   Gravitt, Patti E ^e   Chen, Chien Jen ^b,c   Hildesheim, Allan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epstein barr virus; Genetics; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; CARCINOMA; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLE CANCER; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PEDIGREE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CARCINOMA; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; PEDIGREE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 61449241915     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24051     Document Type: Article

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