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Evidence of linkage to chromosome 9q22.33 in colorectal cancer kindreds from the United Kingdom.
Cancer research - 15 May 2006
Kemp Zoe E, Carvajal-Carmona Luis G, Barclay Ella, Gorman Margaret, Martin Lynn, Wood Wendy, Rowan Andrew, Donohue Claire, Spain Sarah, Jaeger Emma, Evans D Gareth, Maher Eamonn R, Bishop Timothy, Thomas Huw, Houlston Richard, Tomlinson Ian
Abstract excerpt
About 30% of all colorectal cancers are thought to have a genetic basis and the known predisposing genes can only account for a small fraction of cases. A previous report suggested that a colorectal cancer candidate gene, explaining at least 20% of colorectal cancer cases with family history, was located within a 25 cM region on chromosome 9q22.2-q31.3. We typed 16 polymorphic markers encompassing the region of...
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