Prevalence of germline pathogenic variants in 22 cancer susceptibility genes in Swedish pediatric cancer patients

Prevalence of germline pathogenic variants in 22 cancer susceptibility genes in Swedish pediatric cancer patients

Abstract Up to 10% of pediatric cancer patients harbor pathogenic germline variants in one or more cancer susceptibility genes. A recent study from the US reported pathogenic variants in 22 out of 60 analyzed autosomal dominant cancer susceptibility genes, implicating 8.5% of pediatric cancer patien...

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Main Authors: Kristoffer von Stedingk, Karl-Johan Stjernfelt, Anders Kvist, Cecilia Wahlström, Ulf Kristoffersson, Marie Stenmark-Askmalm, Thomas Wiebe, Lars Hjorth, Jan Koster, Håkan Olsson, Ingrid Øra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84502-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84502-4

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