Research on Rare Diseases in Germany – The cancer predisposition syndrome registry

Background: Cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS) are rare diseases that are associated with an increased risk of cancer due to genetic alterations. At least 8 % of all cases of childhood cancer are attributable to CPS [1, 2]. The CPS registry was launched in 2017 to learn more about CPS and to impr...

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Main Authors: Christina M. Dutzmann, Nathalie E. Palmaers, Lucas J. Müntnich, Farina J. Strüwe, Judith Penkert, Birte Sänger, Beatrice Hoffmann, Anja Karow, Christina Reimer, Tanja Gerasimov, Marena R. Niewisch, Christian P. Kratz
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Robert Koch Institute 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Health Monitoring
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Online Access:https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JHealthMonit_2023_04_cancer_predisposition_syndrome_registry.pdf?__blob=publicationFile