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Strong Hereditary Predispositions to Colorectal Cancer.
Genes - 10 Dec 2022
Hryhorowicz Szymon, Kaczmarek-Ryś Marta, Lis-Tanaś Emilia, Porowski Jakub, Szuman Marcin, Grot Natalia, Kryszczyńska Alicja, Paszkowski Jacek, Banasiewicz Tomasz, Pławski Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. A strong predisposition to cancer is generally only observed in colorectal cancer (5% of cases) and breast cancer (2% of cases). Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer with a strong genetic predisposition, but it includes dozens of various syndromes. This group includes familial adenomatous polyposis, attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis,...
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