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Hereditary cancer syndromes.
Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology - 1 Sept 2007
Fostira Florentia, Thodi Georgia, Konstantopoulou Irene, Sandaltzopoulos Raphael, Yannoukakos Drakoulis
Abstract excerpt
The identification of susceptibility genes for specific types of cancer provided the necessary information for the complete characterization of inherited cancer syndromes. The close observation of carrier families has significantly enriched our knowledge on distinct phenotypical features, age of onset and survival rates for each syndrome and gave the opportunity to further understand the molecular basis of...
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