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Exome sequencing in diagnostic evaluation of colorectal cancer predisposition in young patients.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2013
Tanskanen Tomas, Gylfe Alexandra E, Katainen Riku, Taipale Minna, Renkonen-Sinisalo Laura, Mecklin Jukka-Pekka, Järvinen Heikki, Tuupanen Sari, Kilpivaara Outi, Vahteristo Pia, Aaltonen Lauri A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), defined here as age of onset less than 40 years, develops frequently in genetically predisposed individuals. Next-generation sequencing is an increasingly available option in the diagnostic workup of suspected hereditary susceptibility, but little is known about the practical feasibility and additional diagnostic yield of the technology in this patient group....
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