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Germline mutations in candidate predisposition genes in individuals with cutaneous melanoma and at least two independent additional primary cancers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Pritchard Antonia L, Johansson Peter A, Nathan Vaishnavi, Howlie Madeleine, Symmons Judith, Palmer Jane M, Hayward Nicholas K
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BACKGROUND: While a number of autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive cancer syndromes have an associated spectrum of cancers, the prevalence and variety of cancer predisposition mutations in patients with multiple primary cancers have not been extensively investigated. An understanding of the variants predisposing to more than one cancer type could improve patient care, including screening and genetic...
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