An intronic polymorphism of the hMLH1 gene contributes toward incomplete genetic testing for HNPCC

Genetic Testing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-322

  Andrew, Susan E ^a   Whiteside, Darcy ^a   Buzin, Carolyn ^c   Greenberg, Cheryl ^b   Spriggs, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MLH1;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MISMATCH REPAIR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0036917617     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10906570260471868     Document Type: Article

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