In cancer, there’s a mistake in the hereditary material, the DNA, which causes uncontrollable growth of cells in the body. One in ten children with cancer has hereditary predisposition: a combination of DNA changes, spontaneous or inherited from a parent, that increases the risk of developing a tumor. How often and how strongly hereditary predisposition plays a role in the development of childhood cancer differs per tumor type.
Study finds that one third of children with a kidney tumor have hereditary predisposition
In cancer, there's a mistake in the hereditary material, the DNA, which causes uncontrollable growth of cells in the body. One in ten children with cancer has hereditary predisposition: a combination of DNA changes, spontaneous or inherited from a parent, that increases the risk of developing a tumor. How often and how strongly hereditary predisposition plays a role in the development of childhood cancer differs per tumor type.