Trio sequencing in pediatric cancer and clinical implications

Abstract In pediatric cancer, we advocate for trio sequencing of the child and its parents. This method can have substantial implications for cancer prevention in parents and siblings and even in more distant family members. It does not only help to identify a putative classical cancer predispositio...

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Main Authors: Michaela Kuhlen, Arndt Borkhardt
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2018-03-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201708641
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description Abstract In pediatric cancer, we advocate for trio sequencing of the child and its parents. This method can have substantial implications for cancer prevention in parents and siblings and even in more distant family members. It does not only help to identify a putative classical cancer predisposition syndrome in the index patient, but also detects the combinatorial effect of two independent risk variants in the same signaling pathway. This type of inheritance pattern could contribute to explaining the early occurrence of cancer in children and young adults and thereby inform early diagnosis, screening and preventive measures.
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spelling doaj-art-ebab4ea91b77422e94d9a3b5a62c80a72024-11-17T12:41:19ZengSpringer NatureEMBO Molecular Medicine1757-46761757-46842018-03-011041710.15252/emmm.201708641Trio sequencing in pediatric cancer and clinical implicationsMichaela Kuhlen0Arndt Borkhardt1Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine UniversityDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine UniversityAbstract In pediatric cancer, we advocate for trio sequencing of the child and its parents. This method can have substantial implications for cancer prevention in parents and siblings and even in more distant family members. It does not only help to identify a putative classical cancer predisposition syndrome in the index patient, but also detects the combinatorial effect of two independent risk variants in the same signaling pathway. This type of inheritance pattern could contribute to explaining the early occurrence of cancer in children and young adults and thereby inform early diagnosis, screening and preventive measures.https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201708641
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