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A novel TP53 tandem duplication in a child with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies - 1 Apr 2022
Xu Feng, Aref-Eshghi Erfan, Wu Jinhua, Schubert Jeffrey, Wertheim Gerald, Bhatti Tricia, Pogoriler Jennifer, Patel Maha, Cao Kajia, Long Ariel, Fan Zhiqian, Denenberg Elizabeth H, Fanning Elizabeth A, Wilmoth Donna M, Luo Minjie, Conlin Laura K, Dain Aleksandra S, Zelley Kristin, Baldino Sarah, Balamuth Naomi, MacFarland Suzanne, Li Marilyn M, Zhong Yiming
Abstract excerpt
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is one of the most common cancer predisposition syndromes that affects both children and adults. Individuals with LFS are at an increased risk of developing various types of cancer over their lifetime including soft tissue sarcomas, osteosarcomas, breast cancer, leukemia, brain tumors, and adrenocortical carcinoma. Heterozygous germline pathogenic variants in the tumor suppressor gene...
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