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Prevalence of MYH-associated polyposis related to three recurrent mutations in Morocco.
Annals of human biology - 1 May 2011
Laarabi F Z, Cherkaoui Jaouad I, Benazzouz A, Squalli D, Sefiani A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MYH-associated polyposis (MAP) is an autosomal recessive inherited disease. People with MAP tend to develop multiple adenomatous colon polyps during their lifetime and have an increased risk of colorectal cancer. MAP has only recently been described and there is much to be learned about the condition. Recessively inherited mutations in the base excision repair gene MYH have recently been associated...
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