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Association of monoallelic MUTYH mutation among Egyptian patients with colorectal cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2017
Elsaid Afaf, Elshazli Rami, El-Tarapely Fatma, Darwish Hossam, Abdel-Malak Camelia
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous triat that involves both environmental and genetic factors. Genetic mutations of MUTYH (p.Y179C and p.G396D) have been reported to be associated with increased risk of CRC among several ethnic populations. The aim of this work is to assess the association of the monoallelic MUTYH mutations (p.Y179C and p.G396D) with increased risk of CRC among Egyptian patients. This...
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