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Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency presenting in childhood as three simultaneous malignancies.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Nov 2013
Walter Andrew W, Ennis Sara, Best Hunter, Vaughn Cecily P, Swensen Jeffrey J, Openshaw Amanda, Gripp Karen W
Abstract excerpt
A 13-year-old child presented with three simultaneous malignancies: glioblastoma multiforme, Burkitt lymphoma, and colonic adenocarcinoma. She was treated for her diseases without success and died 8 months after presentation. Genetic analysis revealed a homozygous mutation in the PMS2 gene, consistent with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency. Her siblings and parents were screened: three of four siblings...
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