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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC): phenotype-genotype correlation between patients with and without identified mutation.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2002
Bisgaard Marie Luise, Jäger Anne Charlotte, Myrhøj Torben, Bernstein Inge, Nielsen Finn Cilius
Abstract excerpt
Affected members of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) families develop colorectal cancer at an early age (mean 45 yr) and frequently get extracolonic cancers particularly in the uterus, urinary tract, and small intestine. They have a high risk of developing more than one primary colorectal cancer if not treated with subtotal colectomy at first operation and have more frequent right-sided colon...
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