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Diversity of the clinical presentation of the MMR gene biallelic mutations.
Familial cancer - 1 Mar 2014
Bougeard Gaëlle, Olivier-Faivre Laurence, Baert-Desurmont Stéphanie, Tinat Julie, Martin Cosette, Bouvignies Emilie, Vasseur Stéphanie, Huet Frédéric, Couillault Gérard, Vabres Pierre, Le Pessot Florence, Chapusot Caroline, Malka David, Bressac-de Paillerets Brigitte, Tosi Mario, Frebourg Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Constitutional mismatch repair-deficiency, due to biallelic mutations of MMR genes, results in a tumour spectrum characterized by leukaemias, lymphomas, brain tumours and adenocarcinomas of the gastro-intestinal tract, occurring mostly in childhood. We report here two families illustrating the phenotypic diversity associated with biallelic MMR mutations. In the first family, two siblings developed six...
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