Simple cost-effective strategies for genetic testing of HNPCC are proposed (pages 169–174), but many questions must be answered before testing for inherited forms of common cancers becomes a widespread reality.
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Plummer, S., Casey, G. Are we any closer to genetic testing for common malignancies?. Nat Med 2, 156–158 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0296-156
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