| Summary: | Cancer is a major health problem, worldwide, and is the second-most frequent cause of death (www.uzis.cz). Research is urgently necessary to reduce cancer incidence and the costs associated with cancer management, to develop more efficient and effective risk prediction strategies and personalised patient treatment. Germinal mutations in genes that predispose individuals to hereditary cancer syndromes are clinically important and can be used to classify carriers being at high risk of cancer development. Identification of these mutations can influence the prognosis and treatment of probands and can be used to include their family members into high-risk groups with corresponding preventive strategies. This study is focused on the currently underestimated description of newly identified genetic factors among the Czech population that predispose individuals to develop pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In 2017, the incidence of PDAC in the Czech Republic was 21 cases per 100,000 persons, and PDAC was the fourth-most frequent cause of death among all cancer diseases (www.svod.cz). Using a variety of screening techniques, which included high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis, Sanger sequencing of whole genes, and next-generation sequencing (NGS), with a CZECANCA panel that was generated in our...
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