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Cancer predisposition genes in Japanese children with rhabdomyosarcoma.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2022
Fukushima Hiroko, Suzuki Ryoko, Yamaki Yuni, Hosaka Sho, Inaba Masako, Morii Wataru, Noguchi Emiko, Takada Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in children. Germline mutations in cancer-predisposition genes have been detected in approximately 10% of pediatric cancers. However, the genetic background of RMS is still unclear, especially in Asian children. DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of children with RMS and cancer-associated genes analyzed using targeted re-sequencing....
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