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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of biallelic PMS2 mutations.
Familial cancer - 1 Sept 2015
Antelo Marina, Milito Daniela, Rhees Jennifer, Roca Enrique, Barugel Miguel, Cuatrecasas Miriam, Moreira Leticia, Leoz Maria Liz, Carballal Sabela, Ocaña Teresa, Pellisé Maria, Castells Antoni, Boland C Richard, Goel Ajay, Balaguer Francesc
Abstract excerpt
Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency (CMMR-D) syndrome is an inherited childhood cancer syndrome due to bi-allelic mutations in one of the four DNA mismatch repair genes involved in Lynch syndrome. The tumor spectrum of this syndrome includes hematological, brain and Lynch syndrome associated malignancies, with an increased risk of synchronous and metachronous cancers, and signs of Neurofibromatosis type-1...
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