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Analysis of microsatellite instability and BRCA1 mutations in patients from hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) family.
Polish journal of pathology : official journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists - 1 Jan 2005
Romanowicz-Makowska Hanna, Smolarz Beata, Langner Ewa, Kozłowska Elźbieta, Kulig Andrzej, Dziki Adam
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to colorectal cancer appears to be linked to germ-line mutations in genes causing various familial cancer syndromes. The objectives of this study were to determine microsatellite instability and the frequency of BRCA1 germ-line mutations in patients with family history of cancer. The study population consisted of 30 patients from HNPCC family. Patients completed a family history questionnaire and...
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