The importance of Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a hereditary cancer predisposition disorder.

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Pediatric cancer is rare. It is estimated that more than 10-15 % of tumors are secondary to a pathogenic variant in a cancer predisposition gene. More than 100 cancer predisposition genes and their association with syndromes or isolated tumors have been identified. Li-Fraumeni syndrome is one of those who have been most widely described. Patients with this syndrome present a high risk of developing one or more...

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