Article
Presymptomatic diagnosis of familial colon polyposis.
Acta biologica Hungarica - 1 Jan 1997
Tóth T, Kristóf T, Ujszászy L, Gerö G, Nagy B, Papp Z
Abstract excerpt
The gene responsible for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) has recently been mapped, identified and this makes the presymptomatic molecular diagnosis of the disease possible. It can be performed by direct mutation analysis or indirect haplotype analysis. In families where several affected individuals are available the indirect haplotype analysis is the easiest way for performing presymptomatic diagnosis of...
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