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Germline genetics of cancer of unknown primary (CUP) and its specific subtypes.
Oncotarget - 19 Apr 2016
Hemminki Kari, Chen Bowang, Kumar Abhishek, Melander Olle, Manjer Jonas, Hallmans Göran, Pettersson-Kymmer Ulrika, Ohlsson Claes, Folprecht Gunnar, Löffler Harald, Krämer Alwin, Försti Asta
Abstract excerpt
Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) is a fatal cancer diagnosed through metastases at various organs. Little is known about germline genetics of CUP which appears worth of a search in view of reported familial associations in CUP. In the present study, samples from CUP patients were identified from 2 Swedish biobanks and a German clinical trial, totaling 578 CUP patients and 7628 regionally matched controls....
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