Identification of cancer predisposition variants in apparently healthy individuals using a next-generation sequencing-based family genomics approach

Cancer, like many common disorders, has a complex etiology, often with a strong genetic component and with multiple environmental factors contributing to susceptibility. A considerable number of genomic variants have been previously reported to be causative of, or associated with, an increased risk...

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Main Authors: Karageorgos, Ioannis, Mizzi, Clint, Giannopoulou, Efstathia, Pavlidis, Cristiana, Peters, Brock A., Zagoriti, Zoi, Stenson, Peter D., Mitropoulos, Konstantinos, Borg, Joseph, Kalofonos, Haralabos P., Drmanac, Radoje, Stubbs, Andrew, van der Spek, Peter, Cooper, David N., Katsila, Theodora, Patrinos, George P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499216/