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Testing for cancer susceptibility genes in children.
Advances in pediatrics - 1 Jan 1999
Laxova R
Abstract excerpt
It is currently estimated that about 5% of all cancers are inherited or associated with a hereditary susceptibility or predisposition. This relatively small proportion has received a great deal of attention and publicity. Primary care physicians and pediatricians are frequently confronted with their patients' desire to know whether they and their children and relatives are at increased risk to develop cancer,...
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