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nitereina
nitereina Member Posts: 9
edited June 2018 in High Risk for Breast Cancer

Hi Ladies....just wondering if any of you have LFS? thanks :)

Marie

oh and it's Li Fraumini Syndrome!

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  • Soccermom4force
    Soccermom4force Member Posts: 631
    edited September 2011

    For those of you who are not familiar here us a bit about Li-Fraumeni syndrome...

    "Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a genetic disorder caused by a hereditary mutation in a cancer susceptibility gene. Individuals with LFS have an increased risk for developing certain types of cancer, often at younger ages than is typically observed in the general population.



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    Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) was first described by Dr. Frederick Li and Dr. Joseph Fraumeni in 1969. It is caused by mutations in the TP53 gene, located on chromosome 17. The types of mutations that cause LFS are known as hereditary mutations, and therefore can be inherited, or passed from a parent to a child."

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  • BlueCowgirl
    BlueCowgirl Member Posts: 667
    edited December 2011

    Nitereina, did you connect with any LFS folks? Do a search, there are a few on here. I just did a search, as I got tested for LFS today...now the long wait for results.

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  • argynis
    argynis Member Posts: 123
    edited April 2013

    I just got diagnosed with LFS - thats a lot to swallow.

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  • ForSister
    ForSister Member Posts: 7
    edited June 2018

    Hi,

    My sister (age 32) got diagnosed with LFS a week back.

    We are in shock as we have been told that patients with LFS don't live beyond 45 years. Is it true?

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