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LKB1 somatic mutations in sporadic tumors.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Mar 1999
Avizienyte E, Loukola A, Roth S, Hemminki A, Tarkkanen M, Salovaara R, Arola J, Bützow R, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Kokkola A, Järvinen H, Aaltonen L A
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations of LKB1/Peutz-Jeghers syndrome gene predispose carriers to hamartomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract as well as to cancer of different organ systems. Although Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients frequently present with neoplasms of the colon, stomach, small intestine, p...
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