Article
Family history and molecular features of children, adolescents, and young adults with colorectal carcinoma.
Gut - 1 Aug 2005
Durno C, Aronson M, Bapat B, Cohen Z, Gallinger S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is extremely rare in childhood. Published case series reporting children and adolescents with colorectal cancer have not focused on the underlying genetic aspects of the tumour or genetic susceptibility of the families. AIMS: We examined a cohort of patients with early onset colorectal cancer to determine whether a specific genetic predisposition could be elucidated. In particular,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA Repair
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Family Health
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
