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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Cancer. 2012 Dec 6;13(1):66–74. doi: 10.1038/nrc3420

Figure 1. Overview of the research conducted with pancreatic cancer family registry data.

Figure 1

Family registries represent a collection of data that typically includes a detailed family history, as well as blood or saliva for DNA studies. This information can be used in a variety of research studies, including gene discovery and cancer risk. The family data can be expanded to capture pathology samples and prospective data collection that enable other studies, such as prospective studies and biomarker studies, to be carried out.