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The hMSH2(M688R) Lynch syndrome mutation may function as a dominant negative.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2012
Martín-López Juana V, Barrios Ysamar, Medina-Arana Vicente, Andújar Miguel, Lee Sanghee, Gu Liya, Li Guo-Min, Rüschoff Josef, Salido Eduardo, Fishel Richard
Abstract excerpt
The hMSH2(M688R) mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutation has been found in five large families from Tenerife, Spain, suggesting it is a Lynch syndrome or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (LS/HNPCC) founder mutation. In addition to classical LS/HNPCC tumors, these families present with a high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) tumors normally associated with Turcot or constitutional mismatch repair...
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