Novel allele of the hMLH1 gene bearing a TTC deletion in the 3' untranslated region

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 701-703

  Palmirotta, Raffaele ^a   Veri, Maria Concetta ^a   Curia, Maria Cristina ^a   Casale, Vincenzo ^b   Fracasso, Pierluigi ^b   Stigliano, Vittoria ^b   Guadagni, Fiorella ^b   Mariani Costantini, Renato ^a   Battista, Pasquale ^a   Cama, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

hMLH1 gene; HNPCC; novel allele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029841785     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.9.4.701     Document Type: Article

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