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Localization of a susceptibility locus for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome to 19p using comparative genomic hybridization and targeted linkage analysis.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 1997
Hemminki A, Tomlinson I, Markie D, Järvinen H, Sistonen P, Björkqvist A M, Knuutila S, Salovaara R, Bodmer W, Shibata D, de la Chapelle A, Aaltonen L A
Abstract excerpt
Many human cancer susceptibility genes have been successfully mapped by genetic linkage studies. One that has so far eluded researchers is that for Peutz-Jeghers (P-J) syndrome, a condition characterized by intestinal hamartomatous polyposis and melanin spots of the lips, buccal mucosa and digits...
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