Article
[Hereditary colorectal cancer: Molecular analysis of APC and MLH1 genes].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Jul 2006
Bellolio R Felipe, Alvarez V Karin, De la Fuente L Marjorie, León G Francisca, Fullerton M Demian A, Soto D Gonzalo, Carvallo de S Q Pilar, López-Köstner Francisco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Among colorectal cancer hereditary variants, two syndromes show a predisposition to the disease based on germline mutations: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC). AIM: To screen mutations in FAP and HNPCC families in Chile. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two FAP and one HNPCC families were studied. The APC gene (for FAP patients) and the MLH1 gene (for...
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