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Inherited susceptibility to colorectal adenomas and carcinomas: evidence for a new predisposition gene on 15q14-q22.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 1999
Tomlinson I, Rahman N, Frayling I, Mangion J, Barfoot R, Hamoudi R, Seal S, Northover J, Thomas H J, Neale K, Hodgson S, Talbot I, Houlston R, Stratton M R
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of known colorectal adenoma and carcinoma susceptibility genes and to locate a novel susceptibility gene in an Ashkenazi family (SM1311) with dominantly inherited predisposition to colorectal adenomas and carcinomas. METHODS: Clinicopathologic and family history data were collected. Genetic linkage and mutational analyses were used to investigate...
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