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Racial variation in frequency and phenotypes of APC and MUTYH mutations in 6,169 individuals undergoing genetic testing.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Oct 2015
Inra Jennifer A, Steyerberg Ewout W, Grover Shilpa, McFarland Ashley, Syngal Sapna, Kastrinos Fay
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess whether differences in frequency and phenotype of APC and MUTYH mutations exist among racially/ethnically diverse populations. METHODS: We studied 6,169 individuals with a personal and/or family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) and polyps. APC testing involved full sequencing/large rearrangement analysis (FS/LRA); MUTYH involved "panel testing" (for Y165C, G382D...
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