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[When is it useful to look for TP53 germline gene mutations in families of oncology patients?].
Casopis lekaru ceskych - 1 Jan 2003
Trková M, Sedlácek Z
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a relatively rare familial cancer syndrome associated with germline mutations in the tumour-suppressor gene TP53. Members of affected families can suffer from a wide variety of tumours. Identification of a germline TP53 mutation is particularly important in families of patients affected by one of several characteristic types of tumours. METHODS AND RESULTS: The data used...
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