Microsatellite instability in early onset and familial colorectal cancer

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 981-985

  Brassett, Cecilia ^a,b   Joyce, Johanna A ^a   Froggatt, Nicola J ^a   Williams, Gareth ^a   Furniss, Dominic ^a   Walsh, Sheila ^c   Miller, Richard ^b   Evans, D Gareth R ^d   Maher, Eamonn R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c TRAFFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial colorectal cancer; Microsatellite instability

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA REPLICATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030476940     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.12.981     Document Type: Article

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