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One novel deletion and one splicing mutation of the LKB1 gene in two Chinese patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Oct 2012
Chen Chunyan, Zhang Xiaomei, Wang Fangyu, Liu Chang, Lu Heng, Wan Haijun, Wei Juan, Liu Jiong
Abstract excerpt
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an uncommon autosomal dominant inherited disease, characterized by the occurrence of gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and pigmentation of the lips, buccal mucosa, and digits. Patients with PJS have a significant risk for developing tumors in multiple organs. G...
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