Inherited Susceptibility to Common Cancers
Inherited Susceptibility to Common Cancers
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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This review deals with germ-line genes that increase susceptibility to five major types of cancer: breast, lung, pancreatic, prostate, and colorectal cancer. Often familial, often appearing at a young age, and often with atypical features, these cancers are caused by mutations in a germ-line gene and frequently with a second mutation in a gene in a...
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Inherited Susceptibility to Common Cancers
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69779839
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69779839
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMra0802968
