APC mutation and phenotypic spectrum of Singapore familial adenomatous polyposis patients.

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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a familial form of colon cancer caused by mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Although the APC gene has been extensively studied in the Caucasian population, it has not been previously described in the Chinese population. In the present study, we investigated APC mutation and phenotypic spectrum in the Singapore FAP families who are predominantly Chinese....

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