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Familial Myeloma

Henry T. Lynch, Kelly Ferrara, Bart Barlogie, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, Jane F. Lynch, Dennis D. Weisenburger, Warren G. Sanger, Patrice Watson, Henry C. Nipper, Vinetta Witt,

New England Journal of Medicine · 2008 · 87 citations · 15 references

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We describe a family with five cases of multiple myeloma, three cases of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and five cases of prostate cancer in two generations. The putative progenitor had progeny with two female partners. The progeny had prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, and MGUS.

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