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Functional analysis of HNPCC-related missense mutations in MSH2.
Mutation research - 14 Oct 2008
Lützen Anne, de Wind Niels, Georgijevic Dubravka, Nielsen Finn Cilius, Rasmussen Lene Juel
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is associated with germline mutations in the human DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes, most frequently MSH2 and MLH1. The majority of HNPCC mutations cause truncations and thus loss of function of the affected polypeptide. However, a significant proportion of MMR mutations found in HNPCC patients are single amino acid substitutions and the functional consequences of...
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