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Comparison of family health history to personal genomic screening for risk assessment of colon cancer
Background Family history-based risk assessment (FHRA) is a validated genetic tool for identifying those at moderate and high risks of disease. The latter usually result from gene mutations conferring high risks of disease. Genomewide association studies (GWAS) have resulted in single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) statistically associated with lowto moderate-level risks of diseases or traits. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Times
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0276-2234
DOI: 10.1097/01.cot.0000546183.08637.1d