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	'''Li-Fraumeni syndrome''' is due to germline mutations in the gene TP53 (p53),<ref>{{OMIM\|191170}}</ref> an important regulator of apoptosis and the cell cycle, i.e. cell division. It is implicated in a very large number of sporadic cancer.		'''Li-Fraumeni syndrome''' is due to germline mutations in the gene TP53 (p53),<ref>{{OMIM\|191170}}</ref> an important regulator of [[apoptosis]] and the cell cycle, i.e. cell division. It is implicated in a very large number of sporadic cancer.

	Individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome are predisposed to cancer. TP53 is considered to be a tumour suppressor and like most tumour suppressors, inheritance is autosomal dominant.		Individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome are predisposed to cancer. TP53 is considered to be a tumour suppressor and like most tumour suppressors, inheritance is autosomal dominant.