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Identification of APC exon 15 mutations in families suspected of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
Folia biologica - 1 Jan 1997
Kirchhoff T, Zajac V, Krizan P, Repiská V, Stevurková V, Friedl W
Abstract excerpt
Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis coli (FAP) reveal numerous colorectal adenomas as well as benign and malignant extracolonic lesions. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutations are the crucial genetic defect in FAP. The APC mutation molecular analysis of 20 FAP families was performed using the novel and effective method of the heteroduplex analysis (HDA). All of these families were screened for...
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