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Missense polymorphisms in the adenomatous polyposis coli gene and colorectal cancer risk.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Oct 2008
Cleary Sean P, Kim Hyeja, Croitoru Marina E, Redston Mark, Knight Julia A, Gallinger Steven, Gryfe Robert
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PURPOSE: Whereas truncating germline mutations of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene give rise to familial adenomatous polyposis, missense polymorphisms of APC may confer a weaker risk for colorectal cancer. METHODS: We sequenced the entire open reading frame of the APC gene and tested for two common MYH mutations in a population-based series of patients with colorectal cancer and 5 to 99 adenomas....
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