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Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Introduction

Li-Fraumeni syndrome: A rare inherited disorder characterized by tumor development by young adulthood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Li-Fraumeni syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Li-Fraumeni syndrome

• Breast cancer
• Soft tissue sarcoma
• Brain tumor
• Osteosarcoma
• Leukemia
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 14 symptoms of Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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• Breast cancer
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Medical Textbooks Online about Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Li-Fraumeni syndrome?

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Causes of Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Medical research articles related to Li-Fraumeni syndrome include:

• F18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography screening in Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
• Li-Fraumeni syndrome
• INGN201 (Contusugene ladenovec, Advexin) Li Fraumeni Syndrome
• INGN201 (Contusugene ladenovec, Advexin) Head and neck cancer ? recurrent and/or unresectable
• P53 gene
• P53
• (1) ACS guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. (2) American Cancer Society Guideline for breast screening with MRI as an adjunct to mammography (2007).
• Dominant negative
• more research...»

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Reseach about Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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Definitions of Li-Fraumeni syndrome:

Familial syndrome of early breast carcinoma associated with soft tissue sarcomas and other tumors. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Li-Fraumeni syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Li-Fraumeni syndrome, or a subtype of Li-Fraumeni syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Li-Fraumeni syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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