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Clinical and genetic analysis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients in Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 May 2010
Weng Meng-Tzu, Ni Yen-Hsuan, Su Yi-Nien, Wong Jau-Min, Wei Shu-Chen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder that is characterized by intestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Recently, germline mutations in the LKB1 gene have been reported to underlie PJS. The gene that encodes this serine/threonine kinase is located at chromosome 19p13.3. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and genetic...
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