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Update on familial pancreatic cancer.
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Apr 2001
Lynch H T, Brand R E, Deters C A, Fusaro R M
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 5% to 10% of patients with pancreatic cancer have one or more first-degree relatives with this disease. A subset of these individuals have a hereditary form of pancreatic cancer designated by association with such hereditary disorders as familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, hereditary pancreatitis, or familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome. A...
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