Article
In a resource-poor country, mutation identification has the potential to reduce the cost of family management for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Oct 1998
Goldberg P A, Madden M V, Harocopos C, Felix R, Westbrook C, Ramesar R S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Colonoscopic surveillance of family members at risk of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is difficult in a resource-poor country because of its expense. For family members who live in remote areas, poor communication and limited access to sophisticated medical care make surveilla...
Topics
- Chromosome Segregation
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA Repair
- Developing Countries
- Humans
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Mutation
- Population Surveillance
- South Africa