Article
The Muir-Torre syndrome: a rare variant of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer associated with hMSH2 mutation.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1998
Suspiro A, Fidalgo P, Cravo M, Albuquerque C, Ramalho E, Leitão C N, Costa Mira F
Abstract excerpt
The Muir-Torre syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the association of visceral malignancies with typical skin lesions. This syndrome is now considered a subtype of the more common hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome (HNPCC). This last condition has been...
Topics
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- MutS Homolog 2 Protein
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Phenotype
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Skin Neoplasms
