The inherited susceptibility to cancer.

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The study of inherited cancer syndromes has led to the identification of over 25 genes directly involved in tumorigenesis. These genes have functions as diverse as signal transduction, cell cycle control, cell-to-cell adhesion, control of apoptosis, DNA repair and the maintenance of genome stability. Most cancer syndromes have a dominant pattern of inheritance, due to germline loss-of-function mutation of a...

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