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Germline Mutations in FAN1 Cause Hereditary Colorectal Cancer by Impairing DNA Repair.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2015
Seguí Nuria, Mina Leonardo B, Lázaro Conxi, Sanz-Pamplona Rebeca, Pons Tirso, Navarro Matilde, Bellido Fernando, López-Doriga Adriana, Valdés-Mas Rafael, Pineda Marta, Guinó Elisabet, Vidal August, Soto José Luís, Caldés Trinidad, Durán Mercedes, Urioste Miguel, Rueda Daniel, Brunet Joan, Balbín Milagros, Blay Pilar, Iglesias Silvia, Garré Pilar, Lastra Enrique, Sánchez-Heras Ana Beatriz, Valencia Alfonso, Moreno Victor, Pujana Miguel Ángel, Villanueva Alberto, Blanco Ignacio, Capellá Gabriel, Surrallés Jordi, Puente Xose S, Valle Laura
Abstract excerpt
Identification of genes associated with hereditary cancers facilitates management of patients with family histories of cancer. We performed exome sequencing of DNA from 3 individuals from a family with colorectal cancer who met the Amsterdam criteria for risk of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. These individuals had mismatch repair-proficient tumors and each carried nonsense variant in the...
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