title: Human cancer genetics.
abstract: The short report will be focused on the genetic basis and possible mechanisms of tumorigenesis, common types of cancer, the importance of genetic diagnosis of cancer, and the methodology of cancer genetic diagnosis. They will also review presymptomatic testing of hereditary cancers, and the application of expression profiling to identify patients likely to benefit from particular therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA. mli2@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albertson
mesh_terms: D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA