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A novel pathogenic single nucleotide germline deletion in APC gene in a four generation Chinese family with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Scientific reports - 27 Sept 2017
Zhang Zhao, Liang Shengyun, Wang Dan, Liang Shengran, Li Yuwei, Wang Bingjie, Jiang Tao, Zhao Guoru, Zhang Xipeng, Banerjee Santasree
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant precancerous condition which is associated with germline mutations of the APC gene. Clinically, FAP is characterized by the development of multiple colorectal adenomas or polyps which finally result in colorectal cancer by the 40 years age of the patient, if no surgical interventions have been undertaken. In this study, we present a clinical molecular...
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