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Comprehensive germline-genomic and clinical profiling in 160 unselected children and adolescents with cancer.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Aug 2021
Wagener Rabea, Taeubner Julia, Walter Carolin, Yasin Layal, Alzoubi Deya, Bartenhagen Christoph, Attarbaschi Andishe, Classen Carl-Friedrich, Kontny Udo, Hauer Julia, Fischer Ute, Dugas Martin, Kuhlen Michaela, Borkhardt Arndt, Brozou Triantafyllia
Abstract excerpt
In childhood cancer, the frequency of cancer-associated germline variants and their inheritance patterns are not thoroughly investigated. Moreover, the identification of children carrying a genetic predisposition by clinical means remains challenging. In this single-center study, we performed trio whole-exome sequencing and comprehensive clinical evaluation of a prospectively enrolled cohort of 160 children with...
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