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HNPCC mutation MLH1 P648S makes the functional protein unstable, and homozygosity predisposes to mild neurofibromatosis type 1.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jul 2004
Raevaara Tiina E, Gerdes Anne-Marie, Lönnqvist Karin E, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Abdel-Rahman Wael M, Kariola Reetta, Peltomäki Päivi, Nyström-Lahti Minna
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous germ-line mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes predispose individuals to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), whereas with homozygous MMR gene mutations children are diagnosed at an early age with de novo neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and/or hematological malignancies. Here, we describe a mutation, MLH1 P648S, which was found in a typical HNPCC family, with one homozygous child...
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