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Molecular genetic analysis of exons 1 to 6 of the APC gene in non-polyposis familial colorectal cancer.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 1995
Joyce J A, Froggatt N J, Davies R, Evans D G, Trembath R, Barton D E, Maher E R
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis coli is caused by constitutional mutations in the APC gene. The hallmark of familial adenomatous polyposis coli is the presence of numerous (> 100) colorectal polyps, but mutations in the 5' end of the APC gene have been associated with familial colorectal cancer without florid polyposis. Although familial adenomatous polyposis coli accounts for only a minority of familial...
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