Genetics of colorectal cancer: hereditary aspects and overview of colorectal tumorigenesis.

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Familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer are dominantly inherited conditions with 100% and 80% life-time risk of developing colorectal cancer, respectively. The genetic mutations responsible for these two conditions lie in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and mismatch repair genes. These same genes also play a key role in the formation of sporadic colorectal cancers, which...

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