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High frequency of chromosome 14 deletion in early-onset colon cancer.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Nov 2007
Mourra Najat, Zeitoun Guy, Buecher Bruno, Finetti Pascal, Lagarde Arnaud, Adelaide José, Birnbaum Daniel, Thomas Gilles, Olschwang Sylviane
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Several genes have been recognized, when mutated in the germline, to highly predispose to colorectal cancer, impairing the DNA mismatch repair system in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndrome, or APC/MYH in adenomatous polyposis. However, 10 percent of microsatellite stable colorectal cancer is reported to develop in an unexplained context of genetic predisposition. This study was designed to...
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