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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer and the role of hPMS2 and hEXO1 mutations.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2004
Thompson E, Meldrum C J, Crooks R, McPhillips M, Thomas L, Spigelman A D, Scott R J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominant, inherited condition that is characterized primarily by the development of early-onset colorectal cancer and a number of other epithelial malignancies. The underlying genetic basis of the disease is associated with a breakdown of DNA-mismatch repair. There are many genes involved in DNA-mismatch repair, and five of them have been...
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