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Familial pancreatic cancer: from genes to improved patient care.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Oct 2007
Hruban Ralph H, Klein Alison P, Eshleman James R, Axilbund Jennifer E, Goggins Michael
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer is essentially a disease caused by inherited and acquired mutations in cancer-causing genes. A number of the genes responsible for the aggregation of pancreatic cancer in families have been discovered, including BRCA2, p16/CDKN2A, STK11 and PRSS1. Individuals can be tested for g...
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