[Hereditary neoplastic diseases (genetic predisposition and cancer syndromes)].

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After one decade of molecular genetic studies, little doubt remains that cancer is a genetic disease. While mutations in somatic cells may cause cancer, they don't carry forward to the next generation. In fact, most cancers arise in this way. In some individuals mutations in cancer related genes may be present at the constitutional level, inherited from one of the parents. An individual who carries a mutant...

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