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Specific Alu elements involved in a significant percentage of copy number variations of the STK11 gene in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
Familial cancer - 1 Sept 2015
Borun Pawel, De Rosa Marina, Nedoszytko Boguslaw, Walkowiak Jaroslaw, Plawski Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare hereditary syndrome characterized by the occurrence of hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, mucocutaneous pigmentation and increased risk of cancer in multiple internal organs. PJS is preconditioned by the manifestation of mutations in the STK11 gene. The majority of detected STK11 changes are small scale mutations, however recent studies showed the...
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