Drugs Information Online
Drugs and diseases reference index
 |
EN |
Familial lung cancer: Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family history of lung cancer or it can recur in two or more members of the same family and constitute familial lung cancer.
A gene for familial lung cancer is on the long (q) arm of chromosome 6 in a region that runs from chromosome band 6q23 through band 6q25. People carrying this gene for familial lung cancer appear unusually sensitive to tobacco smoke. Even a small amount of smoking may be enough to cause lung cancer. By contrast, the risk of lung cancer rises with the amount of smoking in people who do not carry this gene.
Location of Potential Familial Lung Cancer Gene Discovered. Researchers have discovered a possible inherited component for lung cancer, a disease normally associated with ...
THE JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS Lung Cancer Web National Familial Lung Cancer Registry T he National Familial Lung Cancer Registry was established at The Johns ...
A consortium that includes scientists from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has identified a gene associated with an increased susceptibility to lung ...
There are numerous carcinogens in our environment and there are other rare causes for lung cancer, such as some familial predispositions and cancer syndromes.
Familial Lung Cancer Genetic Susceptibility and Relationship to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Ann G. Schwartz and John C. Ruckdeschel