When survivors and caregivers talk about possible causes of myeloma they often refer to either stress or environmental factors but I have never read anything about genetic factors and myeloma.  David

"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 09 - Researchers have identified a
"myeloma-prone family" with five cases of multiple myeloma, five cases
of prostate cancer, three cases of monoclonal gammopathy of
undetermined significance (MGUS), and one case of pancreatic cancer in
two generations."

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