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Rapid diagnostic test for hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer kindred using polymerase chain reaction.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Jul 1998
Faragher I G, Whitehead R H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We have identified a mutation in the hMLH1 gene from the proband of a hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer kindred. We wished to develop a rapid test for this specific mutation to facilitate screening of other family members. METHOD: An allele-specific polymerase chain reaction strategy was used to detect a T insertion at the + 3 splice site post exon 9 in the hMLH1 gene. The test was evaluated on...
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