Search Results - "Wadt, Karin A.W."
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Genetic testing for childhood cancer predisposition syndromes: Controversies and recommendations from the SIOPE Host Genome Working Group meeting 2022
Published in EJC paediatric oncology (01-12-2024)“…Cancer Predisposition Syndromes (CPSs) have been identified in 7–15 % of children with cancer. The possibilities for germline genetic testing have increased in…”
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TINF2 is a major susceptibility gene in Danish patients with multiple primary melanoma
Published in HGG advances (12-10-2023)“…TINF2 encodes the TINF2 protein, which is a subunit in the shelterin complex critical for telomere regulation. Three recent studies have associated six…”
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Novel Genetic Causes of Gastrointestinal Polyposis Syndromes
Published in Application of clinical genetics (30-11-2021)“…Hereditary polyposis syndromes are characterized by a large number and/or histopathologically specific polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and a high risk of…”
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Melanoma genetics
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-01-2016)“…Approximately 10% of melanoma cases report a relative affected with melanoma, and a positive family history is associated with an increased risk of developing…”
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Genetics of familial melanoma: 20 years after CDKN2A
Published in Pigment cell and melanoma research (01-03-2015)“…Summary Twenty years ago, the first familial melanoma susceptibility gene, CDKN2A, was identified. Two years later, another high‐penetrance gene, CDK4, was…”
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The evolutionary impact of childhood cancer on the human gene pool
Published in Nature communications (29-02-2024)“…Germline pathogenic variants associated with increased childhood mortality must be subject to natural selection. Here, we analyze publicly available germline…”
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National Experiences from 30 Years of Provider-Mediated Cascade Testing in Lynch Syndrome Families-The Danish Model
Published in Cancers (20-04-2024)“…Cascade genetic testing and surveillance reduce morbidity and mortality in Lynch syndrome. However, barriers to conveying information about genetic disorders…”
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Maternal versus paternal inheritance of a 132 bp 11p15.5 microdeletion affecting KCNQ1OT1 and associated phenotypes
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Clinical implications of genetic testing in familial intermediate and late-onset colorectal cancer
Published in Human genetics (01-12-2022)“…The genetic background of familial, late-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) (i.e., onset > age 50 years) has not been studied as thoroughly as other subgroups of…”
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Risk of somatic hospitalization in parents after cancer in a child, a nationwide cohort study
Published in Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) (01-07-2022)“…Objective The diagnosis of cancer in a child is a profoundly stressful experience. The impact on parents' somatic health, including lifestyle‐related diseases,…”
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Putative new childhood leukemia cancer predisposition syndrome caused by germline bi‐allelic missense mutations in DDX41
Published in Genes chromosomes & cancer (01-12-2018)“…DDX41 has recently been identified as a new autosomal dominantly inherited cancer predisposition syndrome causing increased risk of adult onset acute myeloid…”
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Genetic counselling legislation and practice in cancer in EU Member States
Published in European journal of public health (01-08-2024)“…Abstract Background Somatic and germline genetic alterations are significant drivers of cancer. Increasing integration of new technologies which profile these…”
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A recurrent germline BAP1 mutation and extension of the BAP1 tumor predisposition spectrum to include basal cell carcinoma
Published in Clinical genetics (01-09-2015)“…We report four previously undescribed families with germline BRCA1‐associated protein‐1 gene (BAP1) mutations and expand the clinical phenotype of this tumor…”
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Estimating CDKN2A mutation carrier probability among global familial melanoma cases using GenoMELPREDICT
Published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (01-08-2019)“…Although rare in the general population, highly penetrant germline mutations in CDKN2A are responsible for 5%-40% of melanoma cases reported in melanoma-prone…”
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Birth cohort-specific trends of sun-related behaviors among individuals from an international consortium of melanoma-prone families
Published in BMC public health (23-04-2021)“…Individuals from melanoma-prone families have similar or reduced sun-protective behaviors compared to the general population. Studies on trends in sun-related…”
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Germline Variation at CDKN2A and Associations with Nevus Phenotypes among Members of Melanoma Families
Published in Journal of investigative dermatology (01-12-2017)“…Germline mutations in CDKN2A are frequently identified among melanoma kindreds and are associated with increased atypical nevus counts. However, a clear…”
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Germline TERT promoter mutations are rare in familial melanoma
Published in Familial cancer (01-01-2016)“…Germline CDKN2A mutations occur in 40 % of 3-or-more case melanoma families while mutations of CDK4 , BAP1 , and genes involved in telomere function ( ACD,…”
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Molecular characterization of melanoma cases in Denmark suspected of genetic predisposition
Published in PloS one (24-03-2015)“…Both environmental and host factors influence risk of cutaneous melanoma (CM), and worldwide, the incidence varies depending on constitutional determinants of…”
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High accuracy of family history of melanoma in Danish melanoma cases
Published in Familial cancer (01-12-2015)“…The incidence of melanoma in Denmark has immensely increased over the last 10 years making Denmark a high risk country for melanoma. In the last two decades…”
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