Article
Cancer risk among RECQL4 heterozygotes.
Cancer genetics - 1 Apr 2022
Martin-Giacalone Bailey A, Rideau Ta-Tara, Scheurer Michael E, Lupo Philip J, Wang Lisa L
Abstract excerpt
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is an autosomal recessive cancer-predisposition disorder characterized by the presence of a wide range of clinical features including poikiloderma, sparse hair, growth deficiency, cataracts, and skeletal abnormalities. Importantly, two-thirds of individuals with RTS have a significant risk of developing osteosarcoma due to the presence of biallelic pathogenic variants in RECQL4, a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
