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ATM polymorphism and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) age of onset (United States).
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Aug 2005
Jones J Shawn, Gu Xiangjun, Lynch Patrick M, Rodriguez-Bigas Miguel, Amos Christopher I, Frazier Marsha L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We examined a G-to-A single nucleotide polymorphism of the ATM gene, to determine if it influences hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) age of onset. HNPCC is caused by mutations in mismatch repair genes, especially hMLH1 and hMSH2. ATM germline mutations have been associated with breast and digestive cancers. In a smaller European study, the G-to-A polymorphism was associated with an...
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