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Genome-wide linkage scan for colorectal cancer susceptibility genes supports linkage to chromosome 3q.
BMC cancer - 1 Apr 2008
Picelli Simone, Vandrovcova Jana, Jones Siân, Djureinovic Tatjana, Skoglund Johanna, Zhou Xiao-Lei, Velculescu Victor E, Vogelstein Bert, Lindblom Annika
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related mortality. The disease is clinically and genetically heterogeneous though a strong hereditary component has been identified. However, only a small proportion of the inherited susceptibility can be ascribed to dominant syndromes, such as Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) or Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). In an...
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