Identification of high-risk pancreatic cancer-prone families.

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Pancreatic cancer-prone families provide a unique resource for studying the etiology, natural history, genetics, and treatment of pancreatic cancer. The only effective way of identifying these families is by obtaining a complete family history, since it is not possible to differentiate sporadic pancreatic cancer cases from hereditary cases based on either clinical presentation or features. These families also...

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