Identification of cancer-prone individuals: p53 and family cancer syndromes.

Article

Identification of cancer-prone individuals: p53 and family cancer syndromes.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs - 1 Jan 1992

Diller L, Friend S H

Abstract excerpt

Progress in prevention of any disease is enhanced by the identification of a group of individuals who are at increased risk to develop the disease. The ability to detect families with evident predisposition to malignancy provides a unique opportunity to study high-risk groups. Recent studies of t...

Topics

Genes, p53
Humans
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Mutation
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary

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