"Li-Fraumeni Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Rare autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by mesenchymal and epithelial neoplasms at multiple sites. MUTATION of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, a component of the DNA DAMAGE response pathway, apparently predisposes family members who inherit it to develop certain cancers. The spectrum of cancers in the syndrome was shown to include, in addition to BREAST CANCER and soft tissue sarcomas (SARCOMA); BRAIN TUMORS; OSTEOSARCOMA; LEUKEMIA; and ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D016864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.700.600 C16.320.700.600 C18.452.284.520
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