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DNA mismatch repair and the significance of a sebaceous skin tumor for visceral cancer prevention.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Mar 2004
Kruse Roland, Ruzicka Thomas
Abstract excerpt
DNA mismatch repair is a postreplicative DNA repair cascade ensuring genomic integrity. Inactivating germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes are responsible for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma syndrome (HNPCC), which predisposes to various types of visceral cancer. Most associated tumors exhibit high-grade microsatellite instability. Some patients develop skin tumors of the sebaceous glands....
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