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Novel mutations in the STK11 gene in Thai patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Nov 2009
Ausavarat Surasawadee, Leoyklang Petcharat, Vejchapipat Paisarn, Chongsrisawat Voranush, Suphapeetiporn Kanya, Shotelersuk Vorasuk
Abstract excerpt
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), a rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder, is characterized by hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Patients with this syndrome have a predisposition to a variety of cancers in multiple organs. Mutations in the serine/threonine kin...
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