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[Cancer genetic predisposition: current events and perspectives 2005].
Medecine sciences : M/S - 1 Nov 2005
Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Lenoir Gilbert
Abstract excerpt
Studies performed during these last twenty years have had a major impact on the understanding of carcinogenesis. They have opened a new field : cancer genetic predisposition. At the present time, most of the cancer predispositions linked to the alteration of one gene, associated with a high risk of cancer and with a specific phenotype have been identified. About 40 genes have been identified and have led to...
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