| Literature DB >> 25688405 |
John M Maris, Alfred G Knudson.
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Heritable germline mutations in major cancer genes generally lead to a restricted pattern of tissue-specific malignancies, yet many of the same mutations frequently occur somatically in a broad range of spontaneous neoplasms affecting different organs. Might this reflect a difference in tumorigenesis in children and adults?Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25688405 DOI: 10.1038/nrc3894
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Cancer ISSN: 1474-175X Impact factor: 60.716