Article
Inherited susceptibility for pediatric cancer.
Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Plon Sharon E, Nathanson Katherine
Abstract excerpt
The percentage of childhood cancers that are caused by a clearly inherited predisposition varies significantly from only a few percent to more than 50% with individual tumor types. Recent advances in genetic testing and studies of cohorts of cancer patients have demonstrated the likelihood of identifying a cancer susceptibility mutation for numerous childhood cancers. Inherited predisposition to cancer is...
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