Beyond The Abstract - Testicular Microlithiasis As A Familial Risk Factor For Testicular Germ Cell Tumour

UroToday.com - Our study, recently reported in the BJC, demonstrates for the first time that testicular microlithiasis (TM) is significantly more frequent in unaffected male relatives of testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) cases than in healthy male controls. It also reveals that TM aggregates in families and there is significant concordance of TM in a variety of relative pairs. These observations generate the hypothesis that TM is an alternative manifestation of TGCT susceptibility alleles.

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Filed under: Urology on January 29th, 2008