Review
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World J Clin Oncol. Feb 24, 2023; 14(2): 40-68
Published online Feb 24, 2023. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v14.i2.40
Figure 1
Figure 1 Mechanisms of hereditary cancer predisposition. Single cancer-driving mutation is usually fully compensated, therefore carriers of germline pathogenic variants may remain healthy during a prolonged period of time. However, since every cell in the target organ already contains one alteration in cancer gene, the probability of accumulation of a critical mass of additional oncogenic mutations in any given cell clone is high, and cancer manifestation often occurs at a relatively young age.