NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA IN A BOY WITH FRAGILE X SYNDROME |
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| Authors: | Andrea Ferrari Cristina Meazza Michela Casanova |
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| Affiliation: | Pediatric Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The authors report on what they believe to be the first case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a patient with fragile X syndrome. In the literature, a few cases of fragile X syndrome associated with malignancies are described. Although this association seems more than coincidental, the molecular correlation between this syndrome and cancer is yet unclear. |
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| Keywords: | Cancer Predisposition Fragile X Syndrome Hereditary Syndrome Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
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