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Cancer risks and immunohistochemical profiles linked to the Danish MLH1 Lynch syndrome founder mutation.
Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2012
Therkildsen Christina, Isinger-Ekstrand Anna, Ladelund Steen, Nissen Anja, Rambech Eva, Bernstein Inge, Nilbert Mef
Abstract excerpt
Founder mutations with a large impact in distinct populations have been described in Lynch syndrome. In Denmark, the MLH1 c.1667+2_1667_+8TAAATCAdelinsATTT mutation accounts for 25 % of the MLH1 mutant families. We used the national Danish hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer register to estimate the cumulative lifetime risks for Lynch syndrome-associated cancer in 16 founder mutation families with...
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