Epidemiological approaches to the identification of cancer predisposition genes.

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The goal of appropriate epidemiologic approaches to identify cancer susceptibility genes is to maximize the potential of identifying causal relationships and minimize the potential that spurious relationships will be found. It is similarly important to target the appropriate approach for the identification of specific types of genes. Germline mutations in high-penetrance genes often confer Mendelian patterns of...

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