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Genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors to pancreatic cancer: A review of the literature.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Landi Stefano
Abstract excerpt
Some cases of pancreatic cancer (PC) are described to cluster within families. With the exception of PALLD gene mutations, which explain only a very modest fraction of familial cases, the genetic basis of familial PC is still obscure. Here the literature was reviewed in order to list the known genes, environmental factors, and health conditions associated with PC or involved in the carcinogenesis of the pancreas....
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