What's in a cancer syndrome? Genes, phenotype and pathology.
Syndromes are characterised by a group of specific signs and symptoms. This review aims to provide an overview of cancer syndromes and sheds light on possible roles for general health professionals in relation to their abilities to identify patients with cancer syndromes and therefore to refer such patients to specialists.
Wayte
Nicola
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The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
Da Silva
Leonard
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Chenevix-Trench
Georgia
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Lakhani
Sunil R
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D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013577:Syndrome