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Genetic diagnosis of high-penetrance susceptibility for colorectal cancer (CRC) is achievable for a high proportion of familial CRC by exome sequencing.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 Feb 2015
Chubb Daniel, Broderick Peter, Frampton Matthew, Kinnersley Ben, Sherborne Amy, Penegar Steven, Lloyd Amy, Ma Yussanne P, Dobbins Sara E, Houlston Richard S
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PURPOSE: Knowledge of the contribution of high-penetrance susceptibility to familial colorectal cancer (CRC) is relevant to the counseling, treatment, and surveillance of CRC patients and families. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To quantify the impact of germline mutation to familial CRC, we sequenced the...
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