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Genetic Variants in Patients With a Family History of Pancreatic Cancer: Impact of Multigene Panel Testing.
Pancreas - 1 Apr 2021
Zhu Huili, Welinsky Sara, Soper Emily R, Brown Karen L, Abul-Husn Noura S, Lucas Aimee L
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OBJECTIVES: Up to 15% of pancreatic cancer is hereditary. We aim to study the prevalence of pathogenic germline variants (PGVs) in patients referred for genetic counseling with a family history (FH) of pancreatic cancer. METHODS: We performed a retrospective single institution cohort study of individuals who underwent cancer genetic counseling with a FH of pancreatic cancer. RESULTS: We identified 314 patients....
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