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Clinicopathological and genotypic characteristics of colorectal cancer patients carrying a germline MUTYH mutation.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2026
Guzelis Ismail, Gasimli Roya, Subaşıoğlu Aslı, Sari Aysegul
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Approximately 5-10% of the cases with colorectal cancers have a hereditary cancer syndrome. MUTYH is a DNA base excision repair gene, and its mutation can induce the development of polyposis and colorectal cancer. Additionally, MUTYH repair gene may interact with the DNA mismatch repair system. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer cases carrying...
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