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High frequency of MYH gene mutations in a subset of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2004
Venesio Tiziana, Molatore Sara, Cattaneo Francesca, Arrigoni Arrigo, Risio Mauro, Ranzani Guglielmina N
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inherited colorectal polyposis has been linked to constitutive mutations of the APC tumor suppressor gene. Recently, germline mutations in the base excision repair gene MYH have been associated with a recessively inherited form of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate germline mutation frequencies of both MYH and APC susceptibility genes in Italian patients with attenuated familial...
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