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Translational research on hereditary colon, breast, and ovarian cancers.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs - 1 Jan 1995
Li F P
Abstract excerpt
Discoveries of inherited cancer susceptibility genes are creating new opportunities for translational cancer control research. Identification of these genes was facilitated by epidemiologic studies of mendelian patterns of cancers in families and advances in laboratory techniques to detect inherited mutations. Tumor suppressor genes were the first cancer-predisposing genes identified, primarily through studies of...
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