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Clinical findings in a family with familial adenomatous polyposis and a missense mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1996
Marchese C A, Bertolino F, Ceccopieri B, Vanzetti M, Scaglione D, Locatelli L, Montera M, Romio L, Resta N, Stella A, Guanti G, Mareni C
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BACKGROUND: More than 100 different mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene have been identified; virtually all lead to the production of a truncated protein. Clinical details of patients with missense mutations undoubtedly cosegregating with the disease have not been reported and may be relevant in understanding the APC protein function. METHODS: In one family with familial adenomatous polyposis...
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