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Cancer Genetics Network
A network dedicated to studying inherited predispositions to cancer. Includes 8 centers and an informatics and information technology group. It will integrate discoveries into medical applications and address psychosocial, ethical, legal and other implications related to inherited genetic susceptibility. (NCI Thesaurus)
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