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Phenotypic continuum between POLE-related recessive disorders: A case report and literature review.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2022
Roberts Maegan E, Nimrichter Sarah, Marshall Megan L, Flynn Elizabeth K, Person Rick, Hruska Kathleen S, Kruszka Paul, Juusola Jane
Abstract excerpt
POLE is a pleiotropic gene with phenotypic expression of pathogenic variants depending on the type of variant, impact on the protein, and mode of inheritance. Heterozygous missense variants located within the exonuclease domain have been shown to result in polymerase proofreading-associated polyposis (PPAP) which is characterized by an increased risk for colon polyps and colorectal cancer. Biallelic variants...
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