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The Role of "Adult-Onset" Cancer Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Sept 2026
Rozo Maria, Bornhorst Miriam A, Waanders Angela J, Zarnegar-Lumley Sara, Koppayi Ashwin Lakshman, Godley Lucy A
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Current literature estimates that 10% of pediatric cancers are caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) germline variants in cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Variants in CPGs thought to increase cancer risk exclusively during adulthood are referred to as "adult-onset" CPGs (aoCPGs). Because next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based molecular tumor profiling, whole genome sequencing (WGS), and whole exome...
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