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Identification of susceptibility genes for cancer in a genome-wide scan: results from the colon neoplasia sibling study.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2008
Daley Denise, Lewis Susan, Platzer Petra, MacMillen Melissa, Willis Joseph, Elston Robert C, Markowitz Sanford D, Wiesner Georgia L
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Americans and is the second leading cause of cancer mortality. Only a minority ( approximately 5%) of familial CRC can be explained by known genetic variants. To identify susceptibility genes for familial colorectal neoplasia, the colon neoplasia sibling study conducted a comprehensive, genome-wide linkage scan of 194 kindreds. Clinical...
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