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The benefit and burden of cancer screening in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: a case report.
The Yale journal of biology and medicine - 1 Jun 2015
Jhaveri Ami P, Bale Allen, Lovick Niki, Zuckerman Kaye, Deshpande Hari, Rath Kristina, Schwartz Peter, Hofstatter Erin W
Abstract excerpt
Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare cancer predisposition syndrome classically associated with remarkably early onset of cancer in families with a typical spectrum of malignancies, including sarcoma, breast cancer, brain tumors, and adrenocortical carcinoma. Because the risks of cancer development are strikingly high for Li-Fraumeni syndrome, aggressive cancer surveillance is often pursued in these individuals....
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