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Analysis of STK11 gene variant in five Chinese patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Oct 2013
Zheng Bixia, Pan Jian, Wang Yaping, Li Mei, Lian Min, Zheng Yucan, Jin Yu
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BACKGROUND: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Germline mutation of a serine/threonine kinase 11(STK11) gene has been identified as a cause of PJS. In this study, we investigated the molecular basis of five Chinese PJS patients. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from five unrelated...
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