Multiple APC mutations in sporadic flat colorectal adenomas

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 928-932

  Van Wyk, René ^c   Slezak, Premysl ^a   Kotze, Maritha J ^c   Jaramillo, Edgar ^a   Koizumi, Koichi ^a   Grobbelaar, Johanna J ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Multiple APC mutations; Protein truncation test; Sporadic flat colorectal adenomas

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

ADENOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033401988     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200386     Document Type: Article

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