Germline Mutations in Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer
Author(s) -
Jinghui Zhang,
Michael F. Walsh,
Gang Wu,
Michael N. Edmonson,
Tanja A. Grüber,
John Easton,
Dale J. Hedges,
Xiaotu Ma,
Xin Zhou,
Donald Yergeau,
Mark R. Wilkinson,
Bhavin Vadodaria,
Xiang Chen,
Rose B. McGee,
Stacy J. HinesDowell,
Regiuccio,
Emily A. Quinn,
Sheila Shurtleff,
Michael Rusch,
Aman Patel,
Jared Becksfort,
Shuoguo Wang,
Meaghann S. Weaver,
Li Ding,
Elaine R. Mardis,
Richard K. Wilson,
Amar Gajjar,
David W. Ellison,
Alberto S. Pappo,
ChingHon Pui,
Kim E. Nichols,
James R. Downing
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1508054
Subject(s) - germline , genetics , germline mutation , gene , biology , mutation , computational biology
The prevalence and spectrum of predisposing mutations among children and adolescents with cancer are largely unknown. Knowledge of such mutations may improve the understanding of tumorigenesis, direct patient care, and enable genetic counseling of patients and families.
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