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ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2026

Unraveling syndrome-driven osteosarcoma: genetic insights and therapeutic frontiers.

Yang Zhou, Wen Wang, Jin Qiu, Jingyang Huang, Laihua Fu, Songfeng Xu

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Review in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yang Zhou *Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China. zhou.yang81@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-8395
Wen Wang *Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China.
Jin QiuDepartment of Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China.
Jingyang HuangDepartment of Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China.
Laihua FuDepartment of Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China.
Songfeng XuDepartment of Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is a highly malignant bone tumor, and a subset of cases is closely associated with hereditary syndromes. These syndrome-related osteosarcomas exhibit unique clinical features, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic challenges. This review summarizes the current understanding of specific types of syndrome-related osteosarcomas, including those associated with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, secondary osteosarcoma in retinoblastoma survivors, Werner syndrome, and Bloom syndrome. These syndromes are typically characterized by specific gene mutations or chromosomal instability, significantly increasing the risk of osteosarcoma development. However, the rarity and heterogeneity of syndrome-related osteosarcomas pose significant challenges for diagnosis and treatment, including difficulties in early detection, incomplete elucidation of molecular mechanisms, and limitations of conventional therapeutic approaches. This article aims to systematically review the clinical characteristics, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic challenges of these syndromes, providing a comprehensive reference for clinicians and directions for future research.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsOsteosarcomaBloom SyndromeHumansLi-Fraumeni SyndromeMutationRothmund-Thomson SyndromeWerner SyndromeClinical characteristicsHereditary syndromesMolecular mechanismsOsteosarcoma

Identifiers

PMID41652616
PMCPMC12977553

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