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MUTYH-Associated Polyposis: The Irish Experience>.
Irish medical journal - 12 Dec 2016
McVeigh T P, Duff M, Carroll C, O'Shea R, Bradley L, Farrell M, Gallagher D J, Clabby C, Green A J
Abstract excerpt
MUTYH is involved in DNA damage repair. Bi-allelic MUTYH mutations predispose to polyposis and gastrointestinal malignancies, distinct genetically from autosomal dominant familial adenomatous polyposis coli. Two common European MUTYH mutations account for 90% of MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP). We aimed to examine the incidence of MAP in Ireland. A retrospective cohort study was undertaken. Patients undergoing...
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