Genes involved in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma.

Article

Genes involved in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma.

Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000

Aaltonen L A, Peltomäki P

Abstract excerpt

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) (Lynch syndrome) accounts for a small proportion of the total colorectal cancer burden, yet represents the most common form of dominantly inherited colon cancer. Until recently, the diagnosis has been based on family history of colorectal and othe...

Topics

Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Mutation

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