Novel germline APC gene mutation in a large familial adenomatous polyposis kindred displaying variable phenotypes

Gut

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 731-736

  Scott, R J ^a   Van Der Luijt, R ^b   Spycher, M ^a   Mary, J L ^a   Muller A ^c   Hoppeler, Th ^c   Haner, M ^a   Muller Hj ^a   Martinoli, S ^d   Brazzola, P L ^d   Meera Khan, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Ospedale Civico Lugano   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

APC gene; Familial adenomatous polyposis

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL COLON POLYPOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029014924     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.36.5.731     Document Type: Article

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