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Higher occurrence of childhood cancer in families with germline mutations in BRCA2, MMR and CDKN2A genes.

S. Magnusson, A. Borg, U. Kristoffersson, M. Nilbert, T. Wiebe, H. Olsson, Susanne Magnusson, Ake Borg, Ulf Kristoffersson, Mef Nilbert, Thomas Wiebe, Håkan Olsson

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    Abstract

    The contribution of hereditary factors for development of childhood tumors is limited to some few known syndromes associated with predominance of tumors in childhood. Occurrence of childhood tumors in hereditary cancer syndromes such as BRCA1/2 associated breast and ovarian cancer, DNA-mismatch repair (MMR) genes associated hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer and CDKN2A associated familial malignant melanoma are very little studied. Herein we report the prevalence of childhood tumors (diagnosed
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalFamilial Cancer
    Volume7
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)331-7
    Number of pages6
    ISSN1389-9600
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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