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Identification of hMutLβ, a Heterodimer of hMLH1 and hPMS1
1 Nov 1999
Abstract excerpt
hMLH1 and hPMS2 function in postreplicative mismatch repair in the form of a heterodimer referred to as hMutLalpha. Tumors or cell lines lacking this factor display mutator phenotypes and microsatellite instability, and mutations in the hMLH1 and hPMS2 genes predispose to hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer. A third MutL homologue, hPMS1, has also been reported to be mutated in one cancer-prone kindred, but the...
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