Increased Risk of Hereditary Prostate Cancer in Italian Families with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Harboring Mutations in <i>BRCA</i> and in Other Susceptibility Genes

Increased Risk of Hereditary Prostate Cancer in Italian Families with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Harboring Mutations in <i>BRCA</i> and in Other Susceptibility Genes

Hereditary prostate cancer (HPCa) has the highest heritability of any cancer in men. Interestingly, it occurs in several hereditary syndromes, including breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and Lynch syndrome (LS). Several gene mutations related to these syndromes have been identified as biomarkers in H...

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Main Authors: Giovanna D’Elia, Gemma Caliendo, Maria-Myrsini Tzioni, Luisa Albanese, Luana Passariello, Anna Maria Molinari, Maria Teresa Vietri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
hereditary prostate cancer
hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome
<i>BRCA</i> genes
susceptibility genes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/10/1692

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