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Ten Reasons Why People With Down Syndrome are Protected From the Development of Most Solid Tumors -A Review
5 Nov 2021
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People with Down syndrome have unique characteristics as a result of the presence of an extra chromosome 21. Regarding cancer, they present a unique pattern of tumors, which has not been fully explained to date. Globally, people with Down syndrome have a similar lifetime risk of developing cancer compared to the general population. However, they have a very increased risk of developing certain tumors (e.g., acute...
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