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MTHFR 677 C>T and 1298 A>C polymorphisms and the age of onset of colorectal cancer in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2009
Reeves Stuart G, Meldrum Cliff, Groombridge Claire, Spigelman Allan D, Suchy Janina, Kurzawski Grzegorz, Lubinski Jan, McElduff Patrick, Scott Rodney J
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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch syndrome is characterized by inactivating germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes resulting in an increased risk of developing an epithelial malignancy. There is considerable variability in disease expression observed in this syndrome, which is thought to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Alterations in the kinetics of...
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