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Hereditary common cancers: molecular and clinical genetics.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Russo A, Zanna I, Tubiolo C, Migliavacca M, Bazan V, Latteri M A, Tomasino R M, Gebbia N
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This review focuses on the functional role and structural features of the genes involved in common hereditary cancers. Most of these tumors are sporadic and the genetic alterations responsible for their genesis take place over several cell generations; nevertheless, 5 to 10% of the human tumors are hereditary, with a rapid development. Cancer susceptibility genes have been classified as "gatekeepers" (e.g. RB1,...
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