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[HNPCC syndrome, microsatellite instability and NF1 gene alteration].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Oct 1999
Puisieux A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary predisposition to non polyposis colorectal cancer is caused by a heterozygous germline mutation in a DNA mismatch repair gene (essentially hMLH1 or hMSH2). Cancer progression in predisposed individuals results from the occurrence of a somatic alteration of the normal copy of the gene. Recently, we identified children with a constitutional deficiency of mismatch repair activity, due to a homozygous...
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