Exonic STK11 deletions are not a rare cause of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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BACKGROUND: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare, autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome characterised by oro-facial pigmentation and hamartomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract. A causal germline mutation in STK11 can be identified in 30% to 80% of PJS patients. METHODS: Here we report the comprehensive mutational analysis of STK11 in 38 PJS probands applying conventional PCR based...

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