Germline HNPCC gene variants have little influence on the risk for sporadic colorectal cancer

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-42

  Tomlinson, I P M ^a   Beck, N E ^a   Homfray, T ^a   Harocopos, C J ^b   Bodmer, W F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early onset sporadic colon cancer; HNPCC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA REPAIR; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031025987     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.1.39     Document Type: Article

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