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Prevalence and spectrum of pathogenic variants among patients with multiple primary cancers evaluated by clinical characteristics.
Cancer - 15 Mar 2022
Bychkovsky Brittany L, Lo Min-Tzu, Yussuf Amal, Horton Carrie, Richardson Marcy, LaDuca Holly, Garber Judy E, Rana Huma Q
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BACKGROUND: Multiple primary cancers (MPCs) are a hallmark of cancer predisposition syndromes. Here the frequency of germline pathogenic variants (PVs) among patients with MPCs is reported. METHODS: Patients with MPCs who underwent multigene panel testing from March 2012 to December 2016 were studied. Eligible patients had an analysis of 21 genes: ATM, BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDH1, CHEK2, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2,...
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