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TP53 germline mutation may affect response to anticancer treatments: analysis of an intensively treated Li-Fraumeni family.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2015
Kappel Sonja, Janschek Elisabeth, Wolf Brigitte, Rudas Margaretha, Teleky Bela, Jakesz Raimund, Kandioler Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder associated with the occurrence of a wide spectrum of early-onset malignancies, the most prevalent being breast cancer and sarcoma. The presence of TP53 germline mutations in the majority of LFS patients suggests a genetic basis for the cancer predisposition. No special recommendations for the treatment of LFS patients have been made to...
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