[Genetic background in carcinogenesis].

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Carcinogenesis comprises both genetic and environmental factors. The genetic factor for cancer is most closely associated with familial cancer. Familial cancer makes up only a few percent of total cancer cases. Recently, various candidate genes for familial cancer have been identified by analyzing patients' family histories and genetically testing them. Most of these cancer susceptibility genes are frequently...

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