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Risks of first and subsequent cancers among TP53 mutation carriers in the National Cancer Institute Li-Fraumeni syndrome cohort.
Cancer - 1 Dec 2016
Mai Phuong L, Best Ana F, Peters June A, DeCastro Rosamma M, Khincha Payal P, Loud Jennifer T, Bremer Renée C, Rosenberg Philip S, Savage Sharon A
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BACKGROUND: Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by a very high lifetime cancer risk and an early age at diagnosis of a wide cancer spectrum. Precise estimates for the risk of first and subsequent cancers are lacking. METHODS: The National Cancer Institute's Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Study includes families meeting the diagnostic criteria for LFS or...
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