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Human MLH1 deficiency predisposes to hematological malignancy and neurofibromatosis type 1.
Cancer research - 15 Jan 1999
Ricciardone M D, Ozçelik T, Cevher B, Ozdağ H, Tuncer M, Gürgey A, Uzunalimoğlu O, Cetinkaya H, Tanyeli A, Erken E, Oztürk M
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous germ-line mutations in the DNA mismatch repair genes lead to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. The disease susceptibility of individuals who constitutionally lack both wild-type alleles is unknown. We have identified three offspring in a hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer family who developed hematological malignancy at a very early age, and at least two of them displayed signs of...
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