Article
Frequency of replication errors in colorectal cancer and their association with family history.
Gut - 1 Oct 1998
Brown S R, Finan P J, Cawkwell L, Quirke P, Bishop D T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Replication errors (RERs) characterise tumours of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). RER status may therefore improve identification of such families previously diagnosed by family history alone. AIMS: To assess RER and HNPCC frequency within a population of colorectal cancer patients and a regional population of family history defined (Amsterdam criteria) HNPCC families. METHODS:...
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