Genetics and the common cancers.

Abstract excerpt

Rare highly penetrant genes cannot account for much of the familial risk for most common cancers, and there is increasing evidence that a high proportion of cancers arise in a susceptible minority who carry low-penetrance genes or gene combinations. The evidence for the existence of such genes and the prospects for identifying them are reviewed.

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