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First-decade patient with colorectal cancer carrying both germline and somatic mutations in APC gene.
BMC cancer - 14 Dec 2017
Yeh Yung-Sung, Chang Yu-Tang, Ma Cheng-Jen, Huang Ching-Wen, Tsai Hsiang-Lin, Chen Yi-Ting, Wang Jaw-Yuan
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths. The mean age of patients with CRC ranges from 49 to 60 years. Pediatric CRC is unusual, which often escapes early diagnosis because of a lack of awareness of its occurrence in children. The association between the mutation of APC and the occurrence of CRC in the first decade of life remains unknown. CASE...
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