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GREM1 germline mutation screening in Ashkenazi Jewish patients with familial colorectal cancer.
Genetics research - 20 May 2015
Laitman Yael, Jaeger Emma, Katz Lior, Tomlinson Ian, Friedman Eitan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A 40 kb ancestral germline duplication upstream of the GREM1 gene was reported in Ashkenazi families with hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS). OBJECTIVE: Assess the contribution of the GREM1 mutation to familial colorectal cancer (CRC) in Ashkenazim. METHODS: Jewish Ashkenazi individuals (n = 472 155 males, 317 females) were genotyped for the GREM1 duplication, 194 with CRC, 131 had other...
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