Editing Cancer (section)

=== Genetic testing ===
{{See also|Cancer syndrome}}
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! Gene
! Cancer types
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| [[BRCA1]], [[BRCA2]]
| Breast, ovarian, pancreatic
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| [[Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer|HNPCC]], [[MLH1]], [[MSH2]], [[MSH6]], [[PMS1]], [[PMS2]]
| Colon, uterine, small bowel, stomach, urinary tract
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[[Genetic testing]] for individuals at high risk of certain cancers is recommended by unofficial groups.<ref name=pmid24176569/><ref name=BRCA08>{{cite journal |vauthors=Gulati AP, [[Susan Domchek|Domchek SM]] |s2cid=29630942 |title=The clinical management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers |journal=Current Oncology Reports |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=47–53 |date=January 2008 |pmid=18366960 |doi=10.1007/s11912-008-0008-9}}</ref> Carriers of these mutations may then undergo enhanced surveillance, chemoprevention, or preventative surgery to reduce their subsequent risk.<ref name=BRCA08/>