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SUMMARY

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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From Creighton University School of Medicine (H.T.L., K.F., J.F.L., P.W., S.T.); Nebraska Medical Center (D.W., W.S.); and Creighton University Medical Center (H.N.) — all in Omaha; the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock (B.B., E.A.C.); and Newberry College, Newberry, SC (V.W.).

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Familial Myeloma
Camp N. J., Werner T. L., Cannon-Albright L. A., Lynch H. T., Thomé S.
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N Engl J Med 2008; 359:1734-1735, Oct 16, 2008. Correspondence

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