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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 17
| Issue : 3 | Page : 122-123 |
Pleural mesothelioma in a couple of brothers
Claudio Bianchi, Tommaso Bianchi
Center for the Study of Environmental Cancer, Italian League against Cancer, Monfalcone, Italy
Correspondence Address:
Claudio Bianchi
Center for the Study of Environmental Cancer, Italian League against Cancer, Hospital of Monfalcone, 34074 Monfalcone
Italy
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: One of the
authors (CB) has been asked to provide scientific information
in criminal or civil court cases relates to asbestos diseases;
he served as an expert for the court or for the plaintiff.  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.130865
Malignant mesotheliomas of the pleura, epithelial type, were observed in two brothers. Both the patients had histories of severe exposure to asbestos, having worked as insulators. The latency periods in the two cases were 26 and 38 years, respectively. Available literature data suggest that mesothelioma occurrence among blood-related people is favored by a genetic predisposition.
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