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Clinical findings with implications for genetic testing in families with clustering of colorectal cancer.
The New England journal of medicine - 20 Aug 1998
Wijnen J T, Vasen H F, Khan P M, Zwinderman A H, van der Klift H, Mulder A, Tops C, Møller P, Fodde R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Germ-line mutations in DNA mismatch-repair genes (MSH2, MLH1, PMS1, PMS2, and MSH6) cause susceptibility to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. We assessed the prevalence of MSH2 and MLH1 mutations in families suspected of having hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and evaluated whether clinical findings can predict the outcome of genetic testing. METHODS: We used denaturing gradient gel...
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