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Germline mutations in the MYH gene in Swedish familial and sporadic colorectal cancer.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2005
Zhou X-L, Djureinovic T, Werelius B, Lindmark G, Sun X-F, Lindblom A
Abstract excerpt
Biallelic germline mutations in the base excision repair gene MYH have been shown to predispose to a proportion of multiple colorectal adenomas and cancer. To evaluate the contribution of MYH mutations to non- FAP, non-HNPCC familial colorectal cancer, 84 unrelated Swedish individuals affected with colorectal cancer from such families were screened for germline mutations in the coding sequence of the gene. None...
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