Diana Cristina Pérez-Ibave, María Lourdes Garza-Rodríguez, María Fernanda Noriega-Iriondo, Sonia María Flores-Moreno, Manuel Ismael González-Geroniz, Absalon Espinoza-Velazco, Ana Lilia Castruita-Ávila, Fernando Alcorta-Núñez, Omar Alejandro Zayas-Villanueva, Juan Francisco González-Guerrero, Adelina Alcorta-Garza, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Carlos Horacio Burciaga-Flores
Hereditary cancer syndromes (HCS) are genetic diseases with an increased risk of developing cancer. This research describes the implementation of a cancer prevention model, genetic counseling, and germline variants testing in an oncologic center in Mexico. A total of 315 patients received genetic counseling, genetic testing was offered, and 205 individuals were tested for HCS. In 6 years, 131 (63.90%) probands and 74 (36.09%) relatives were tested. Among the probands, we found that 85 (63.9%) had at least one germline variant...
January 28, 2023: Genes