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Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Municipal Hospitals of The Hague, and the Department of Neuropathology, University of Leyden, The Netherlands.
Three sisters died of astrocytoma, and the microscopic appearance of the tumor was the same in all three. This finding supports either genetic or environmental influences in the occurrence of brain tumors.
Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. L. J. Endtz, Municipal Hospitals, Leyweg 275, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Accepted for publication January 25, 1977
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