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Newborn variants may flag childhood cancer predisposition

Targeted sequencing identified cancer-risk variants in about 7% of pediatric patients who later developed early-onset solid or brain malignancies.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • August 28, 2026

  • 4 min

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Newborn variants may flag childhood cancer predisposition

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • August 28, 2026

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