[HTML][HTML] Newborn Screening for Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Patient Perspectives

M Beigh, J Vagher, R Codden, LD Maese… - Research …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome
with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 3,000–5,000 individuals. LFS poses a significant …

The Psychosocial Impact of Familial Endocrine Cancer Syndromes (FECS) on the Patient and Caregiver

K Hetherington, JD Hunter, R Lockridge… - … the Transition of Care …, 2023 - Springer
Familial endocrine cancer syndromes (FECS) encompass a breadth of heritable conditions
with varying risks of developing cancer. A genetic diagnosis may provide important …

Collaboration to promote research and improve clinical care in the evolving field of childhood cancer predisposition

SP MacFarland, L Maese, SP Rednam… - Cancer Prevention …, 2022 - AACR
Germline pathogenic variants in cancer susceptibility genes are identified in up to 18% of all
children with cancer. Because pediatric cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS) themselves …

Paediatric cancer predisposition syndromes in the genomic age

L Hanington, L Walker, S Wilson - Paediatrics and Child Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer predisposition syndromes (CPSs) are heritable conditions that confer an increased
risk of one or more types of cancer. They most often arise due to germline mutations in …

Die Rolle von genetischer Prädisposition bei Krebserkrankungen im Kindesalter

T Brozou, R Wagener - Kinder-und Jugendmedizin, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Obwohl maligne Erkrankungen im Kindesalter seltener als bei Erwachsenen auftreten, sind
sie die zweithäufigste Todesursache (nach tödlichen Unfällen) bei Kindern bis zum 15 …