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Spectrum of germ-line MLH1 and MSH2 mutations in Austrian patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 1 Apr 2005
Wolf Brigitte, Henglmueller Silvia, Janschek Elisabeth, Ilencikova Denisa, Ludwig-Papst Carmen, Bergmann Michael, Mannhalter Christine, Wrba Friedrich, Karner-Hanusch Judith
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BACKGROUND: Germ-line mutations in mismatch repair genes are associated with the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome, which is characterized by susceptibility to cancer of the colon, endometrium, small bowel or urothelium at an unusually young age and with a high degree of penetration in all generations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred and nine individuals from 46 Austrian families who...
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