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Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency and childhood leukemia/lymphoma--report on a novel biallelic MSH6 mutation.
Haematologica - 1 May 2010
Ripperger Tim, Beger Carmela, Rahner Nils, Sykora Karl W, Bockmeyer Clemens L, Lehmann Ulrich, Kreipe Hans H, Schlegelberger Brigitte
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Biallelic mutations of mismatch repair genes cause constitutional mismatch repair deficiency associated with an increased risk for childhood leukemia/lymphoma. We report on a case with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency caused by a novel MSH6 mutation leading to a T-cell lymphoma and colonic adenocarcinoma at six and 13 years of age, respectively. A review of the literature on hematologic malignancies in...
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