Genetic Characterization in High-Risk Individuals from a Low-Resource City of Peru

Genetic Characterization in High-Risk Individuals from a Low-Resource City of Peru

Background: Genetic testing for hereditary cancers is inconsistently applied within the healthcare systems in Latin America. In Peru, the prevalence and spectrum of cancer-predisposing germline variants is thus poorly characterized. Purpose: To determine the spectrum and prevalence of cancer-predisp...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Zavaleta, Nelly Solis, Maria Isabel Palacios, Liz Elva Zevallos-Escobar, Edison Vasquez Corales, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Constantino Dominguez-Barrera, Anthony Campos, Patrik Wernhoff, Per Olaf Ekstrøm, Pål Møller, Tina Visnovska, Eivind Hovig, Janina Balazar-Palacios, Karin Alvarez-Valenzuela, Sigve Nakken, Mev Dominguez-Valentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
Peru
hereditary cancer
gene panel
family history
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/22/5603

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