Familial glioma: a report of glioblastoma in identical twins and oligo-astrocytoma in siblings.

The authors report two pairs of siblings who had intracranial gliomas. One pair of identical twins had glioblastomas and two siblings had mixed oligo-astrocytomas. Genetic influences in the aetiology of glioma are discussed.

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