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Genetic predisposition to testicular germ-cell tumours.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Jun 2004
Lutke Holzik M F, Rapley E A, Hoekstra H J, Sleijfer D T, Nolte I M, Sijmons R H
Abstract excerpt
Testicular germ-cell tumours (TGCT) are the most common neoplasm in young men. Various studies have suggested the existence of an inherited predisposition to development of these tumours. Genome-wide screens subsequently provided evidence of a TGCT susceptibility gene on chromosome Xq27 (TGCT1) that might also predispose to cryptorchism. However, this putative gene has yet to be identified, and other TGCT...
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