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Two novel mutations and a new STK11/LKB1 gene isoform in Peutz-Jeghers patients.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2002
Resta N, Stella A, Susca F C, Di Giacomo M, Forleo G, Miccolis I, Rossini F P, Genuardi M, Piepoli A, Grammatico P, Guanti G
Abstract excerpt
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited disorder with variable expression and incomplete penetrance characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, predisposition to hamartomatous intestinal polyposis, and various other neoplasms. It occurs in approximately 1 in 8,300 to 29,000 live births. In nearly 50% of patients PJS is caused by germ line mutations in the STK11/LKB1 serine/threonine...
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