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Pathology Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 3
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Review

What's in a cancer syndrome? Genes, phenotype and pathology

Nicola Wayte The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane; School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences
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Leonard Da Silva The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane; Molecular and Cellular Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, BrisbaneCorrespondence[email protected]
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Georgia Chenevix-Trench The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane
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Sunil R. Lakhani The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane; Molecular and Cellular Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane; Pathology Queensland, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Pages 247-259 | Received 04 Oct 2007, Accepted 08 Oct 2007, Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 

Summary

Syndromes are characterised by a group of specific signs and symptoms. This review aims to provide an overview of cancer syndromes and sheds light on possible roles for general health professionals in relation to their abilities to identify patients with cancer syndromes and therefore to refer such patients to specialists.

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