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The extracolonic cancer spectrum in females with the common 'South African' hMLH1 c.C1528T mutation.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2008
Blokhuis Maria M, Goldberg Paul A, Pietersen G Elize, Algar Ursula, Vorster A Alvera, Govender Dhiren, Ramesar Raj S
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominant disease, characterized by the occurrence of predominantly colon and endometrial cancer and, less frequently, cancer of the small bowel, stomach, hepatobiliary tract, ureter, renal pelvis, ovaries and brain. The phenotypic diversity may partially be explained by allelic heterogeneity. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency...
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