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Cancers of the kidney account for approximately 1.5 % of all cancers and cancer deaths (with an incidence of 5–8 per 100,000 population in the UK and commoner in males). Three main types of renal cancer are distinguished: (1) Wilms tumor, (2) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (adenocarcinoma), and (3) medullary and transitional cell cancers of the renal pelvis.

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  1. Cancer Genetics, St Georges Hospital, London, UK

    Shirley V. Hodgson

  2. Program in Cancer Genetics Department of Human Genetics, Medicine and Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    William D. Foulkes

  3. Genomic Medicine Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Charis Eng

  4. Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Eamonn R. Maher

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Hodgson, S.V., Foulkes, W.D., Eng, C., Maher, E.R. (2014). Urinary System. In: A Practical Guide to Human Cancer Genetics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2375-0_7

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