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A de novo germline mutation of APC for inheritable colon cancer in a Chinese family using multigene next generation sequencing.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 9 May 2014
Zhang Yan, Lu Guanting, Hu Qingtao, Wang Xueyan, Li Chaohua, Mao Yuegan, Cui Manhua
Abstract excerpt
Inheritable colorectal cancers (CRC) accounted for about 20% of the CRC cases, such as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), Gardner syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). A four-generation Han Chinese family was found affected with polyposis in colons. Inferred from the pedigree structure, the disease in this family showed an autosomal dominant inheritance model. To locate the causal...
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