The genetic epidemiology of cancer: interpreting family and twin studies and their implications for molecular genetic approaches.

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The recent completion of a rough draft of the human genome sequence has ushered in a new era of molecular genetics research into the inherited basis of a number of complex diseases such as cancer. At the same time, recent twin studies have suggested a limited role of genetic susceptibility to many neoplasms. A reappraisal of family and twin studies for many cancer sites suggests the following general conclusions:...

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