Article
[Hereditary cancer: identification, genetic heterogeneity, medico-genetic consult].
Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii meditsinskikh nauk - 1 Jan 2001
Gar'kavtseva R F, Kazubskaia T P, Liubchenko L N, Kozlova S I, Belev N F, Sel'chuk V Iu
Abstract excerpt
The paper deals with a role of inherited factors responsible for the occurrence of malignant tumors. Inherited types of cancer are shown to occur virtually at its sites and averaged 5-15%. Formalized criteria for identifying inherited cancer diseases and their etiological and genetic heterogeneity are presented. A role of genes that genetically predispose to particular forms of cancer is shown, which allows for...
Topics
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Neoplasms
