A tumor profile in Down syndrome

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We conducted a review of cancers in Down syndrome (DS), because solid tumors are poorly understood in DS. Cancers are in excess in this condition because of the 20-fold excess of leukemias, whereas malignant solid tumors seem to be globally underrepresented as compared with those in the general population. However, among these tumors, some tumors are in excess: lymphomas, gonadal and extragonadal germ cell...

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