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Intron 4 mutation in APC gene results in splice defect and attenuated FAP phenotype.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2004
Neklason Deborah W, Solomon Cindy H, Dalton Amy L, Kuwada Scott K, Burt Randall W
Abstract excerpt
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein is a tumor suppressor frequently involved in the development of inherited and sporadic colon cancers. Somatic mutations of the APC gene are found in 80% of all colon cancers. Inherited mutations result in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) as well as an attenuated form of this syndrome. FAP is characterized by the early age onset of hundreds to thousands of colonic...
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