Seven novel mutations in the APC gene of Portuguese families with familial adenomatous polyposis: Correlation with phenotype

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-156

  Fidalgo, Paulo O ^a   Maia, Lara C ^a   Cravo, Marília L ^a   Albuquerque, Cristina M ^a   Suspiro, Alexandra ^a   Ramalho, Eunice ^a   Nobre Leitao C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FAMILIAL COLON POLYPOSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENES, APC; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0032901706     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(98)00238-6     Document Type: Article

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