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[Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2015
Jongmans Marjolijn C, Gidding Corrie E, Loeffen Jan, Wesseling Pieter, Mensenkamp Arjen, Hoogerbrugge Nicoline
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMR-D) syndrome is characterised by a significantly increased risk for developing cancer in childhood. It arises when both parents have a mutation in the same mismatch repair gene and pass it on to their child. CASE DESCRIPTION: An 8-year-old girl was diagnosed with CMMR-D syndrome after she developed a brain tumour at the age of 4 and a T-cell non-Hodgkin...
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