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A hMLH1 genomic mutation and associated novel mRNA defects in a hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer family.
Mutation research - 19 Jun 2002
Tanko Q, Franklin B, Lynch H, Knezetic J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), or Lynch syndrome I, is responsible for as high as 10% of all colorectal cancers (CRCs) newly diagnosed in any given year. This disorder has an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern and is almost fully penetrant (>85%). It occurs when there is a mutation in any one of six mismatch repair genes: hMLH1, hMSH2, hPMS1, hPMS2, hMSH3 and hMSH6. Mutations in these...
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