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Whole-exome analysis of a Li-Fraumeni family trio with a novel TP53 PRD mutation and anticipation profile.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2017
Franceschi Sara, Spugnesi Laura, Aretini Paolo, Lessi Francesca, Scarpitta Rosa, Galli Alvaro, Congregati Caterina, Caligo Maria Adelaide, Mazzanti Chiara Maria
Abstract excerpt
Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a clinically heterogeneous familial cancer predisposition syndrome with autosomal-dominant inheritance caused by heterozygous germline mutations in the TP53 gene. We here analyze the genetic background of a family with a 4-year-proband presented with a Li-Fraumeni tumor. The mother developed breast cancer at age 37 and the proband died at age 8. We performed Sanger sequencing and...
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