Predictive genetic testing for childhood cancer: Taking the road less traveled by

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 546-548

  Malkin, David ^a,b,c  

^a Dept of Pediat and Med Biophysics ^*  (Canada)

^b Cancer Genetics Program   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMNIOCENTESIS; APOPTOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DNA DAMAGE; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

CHILD; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4544310354     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000140650.65591.f1     Document Type: Note

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