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When it comes to cancer, how does the hereditary thing work?
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Genes: With cancer, there are certain genes that are inherited and are involved in the cancer process. There are certain familial syndromes where one can predict the inheritance patterns and the probability that a particular trait will become apparent in the offspring. For example, the von hippel lindau or the neurofibromatosis i syndromes are associated with tumors.Inheritance patterns can be predicted.
Answered 8/21/2013
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