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Compound heterozygosity for MSH6 mutations in a pediatric lymphoma patient.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Feb 2009
Peters Antoinette, Born Hayley, Ettinger Robert, Levonian Peter, Jedele Kerry Baldwin
Abstract excerpt
An 8-year-old male with lymphoblastic lymphoma was noted to have multiple café-au-lait macules and possible Lisch nodules. Work-up revealed the child as compound heterozygous for mutations in the DNA mismatch repair gene, MSH6. This case emphasizes many clinical issues regarding individuals with biallelic mismatch repair mutations, a rare and easily missed hereditary predisposition to childhood cancer. The issues...
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