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Predictive testing for familial adenomatous polyposis in a rural South Indian community.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 2000
Savithri H S, Venkatesha Murthy H S, Baskaran G, Appaji Rao N, Kool D, Edkins E, Wang W, Bittles A H
Abstract excerpt
During the course of genome studies in a rural community in the South Indian state of Karnataka, DNA-based investigations and counselling for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) were requested via the community physician. The proposita died in 1940 and FAP had been clinically diagnosed in 2 of her 5 children, both deceased. DNA samples from 2 affected individuals in the third generation were screened for...
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