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Turcot syndrome confirmed with molecular analysis.
European journal of neurology - 1 Apr 2007
Lebrun C, Olschwang S, Jeannin S, Vandenbos F, Sobol H, Frenay M
Abstract excerpt
Turcot syndrome is clinically characterized by the occurrence of primary brain tumor and colorectal tumor and has, in previous reports, been shown associated with germline mutations in the genes APC, MLH1, MHS6, and PMS2. To date, only few families have been documented by molecular analysis. We report two new families with Turcot syndrome to illustrate and review its characteristics and facilitate diagnosis....
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