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Inherited predisposition to colorectal adenomas caused by multiple rare alleles of MUTYH but not OGG1, NUDT1, NTH1 or NEIL 1, 2 or 3.
Gut - 1 Sept 2008
Dallosso A R, Dolwani S, Jones N, Jones S, Colley J, Maynard J, Idziaszczyk S, Humphreys V, Arnold J, Donaldson A, Eccles D, Ellis A, Evans D G, Frayling I M, Hes F J, Houlston R S, Maher E R, Nielsen M, Parry S, Tyler E, Moskvina V, Cheadle J P, Sampson J R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP) is a recessive trait characterised by multiple colorectal adenomas and a high risk of colorectal cancer. MUTYH functions in the DNA base excision repair pathway and has a key role in the repair of oxidative DNA damage. OBJECTIVES: To assess the contrib...
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