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MUTYH-associated colon disease: adenomatous polyposis is only one of the possible phenotypes. A family report and literature review.
Tumori - 1 Jan 2000
Zorcolo Luigi, Fantola Giovanni, Balestrino Luisa, Restivo Angelo, Vivanet Caterina, Spina Francesca, Cabras Francesco, Ambu Rossano, Casula Giuseppe
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AIMS AND BACKGROUND: The MutY human homologue gene (MUTYH) is responsible for about a quarter of attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis. Occasionally, it has been associated with hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenoma. We report a family where the same MUTYH mutation determined four differen...
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