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Prevalence and characteristics of MUTYH-associated polyposis in patients with multiple adenomatous and serrated polyps.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Mar 2014
Guarinos Carla, Juárez Miriam, Egoavil Cecilia, Rodríguez-Soler María, Pérez-Carbonell Lucía, Salas Ramón, Cubiella Joaquín, Rodríguez-Moranta Francisco, de-Castro Luisa, Bujanda Luis, Serradesanferm Anna, Nicolás-Pérez David, Herráiz Maite, Fernández-Bañares Fernando, Herreros-de-Tejada Alberto, Aguirre Elena, Balmaña Judith, Rincón María-Luisa, Pizarro Angeles, Polo-Ortiz Francisco, Castillejo Adela, Alenda Cristina, Payá Artemio, Soto José-Luis, Jover Rodrigo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of MUTYH mutations in patients with multiple colonic polyps and to explore the best strategy for diagnosing MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP) in these patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: This study included 405 patients with at least 10 colonic polyps each. All cases were genetically tested for the three most frequent MUTYH mutations. Whole-gene analysis was...
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