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CDK4: Other Considerations
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Other Considerations for People with Inherited Mutations
The risk for cancer in people with an inherited mutation begins at a young age. Parents with a mutation should speak with a genetics expert about the best timing for testing children.
Parents with a mutation have a 50 percent chance of passing their mutation on to each of their children. There are options using assisted reproduction technology and preimplantation genetic diagnosis for parents to select embryos that are free of inherited mutations.
Last updated October 03, 2024