Mutations of the 'minor' mismatch repair gene MSH6 in typical and atypical hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Familial Cancer
- Vol. 1 (2) , 95-101
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1013872914474
Abstract
Mutations of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes MLH1 and MSH2are associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), a highly penetrant autosomal dominant condition characterized by...Keywords
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