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The prevention and genetics of pancreatic cancer: a programmatic approach.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2013
Lucas Aimee L, Chang Michelle M, Lipsyc Marla D, Frucht Harold
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is typically a fatal disease due to its rapid growth and the lack of early diagnostic -techniques. Because approximately 10% of PCs are attributable to a hereditary susceptibility, identifying and studying patients with a family history of PC or known genetic predisposition to PC can improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of PC. A skilled team of study investigators, physicians,...
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