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Novel mutations of the APC gene and genetic consequences of splicing mutations in the Czech FAP families.
Familial cancer - 1 Mar 2013
Schwarzová Lucie, Štekrová Jitka, Florianová Martina, Novotný Aleš, Schneiderová Michaela, Lněnička Petr, Kebrdlová Věra, Kotlas Jaroslav, Veselá Kamila, Kohoutová Milada
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant syndrome with almost 100 % risk of colorectal cancer. The typical FAP is characterized by hundreds to thousands of colorectal adenomatous polyps and by extracolonic manifestations, later onset and lower number of polyps in colon is characteristic of an attenuated form (AFAP). We analyzed the APC gene for germline mutations in 90 FAP/AFAP patients....
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