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Prevalence of germline mutations of <i>MLH1</i> and <i>MSH2</i> in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer families from Spain
31 Jan 2002
Abstract excerpt
HNPCC is an autosomal dominantly inherited cancer-susceptibility syndrome that confers an increased risk for colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer at a young age. It also entails an increased risk of a variety of other tumors, such as ovarian, gastric, uroepithelial and biliary tract cancers. The underlying pathogenic mutation lies in 1 of the 5 known DNA MMR genes (MSH2, MLH1, PMS1, PMS2 and MSH6). We...
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