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Inherited cancer predisposition syndromes in Greece.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Apessos Angela, Papadopoulou Eirini, Belogianni Ioulia, Baratsis Sotiris, Triantafillidis John K, Kosmidis Paris, Karydas Eirini, Briasoulis Evangelos, Pisiotis Christos, Papazisis Kostas, Nasioulas George
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary cancer syndromes comprise approximately 5-10% of diagnosed carcinomas. They are caused by mutations in specific genes. Carriers of mutations in these genes are at an increased risk of developing cancer at a young age. When there is a suspicion of a hereditary cancer predisposition synd...
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