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[DNA-based diagnosis of hereditary tumour predisposition].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 3 Feb 2007
Menko F H, Ligtenberg M J L, Brouwer T, Hahn D E E, Ausems M G E M
Abstract excerpt
Of all forms of cancer, approximately 5% are caused by factors leading to a strong genetic predisposition. DNA diagnosis is currently used in families with hereditary tumour syndromes, such as familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma (Lynch syndrome), and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Those persons who have not inherited the predisposition no longer have to undergo...
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