Multiple gynecologic tumors as rare associated phenotypes of FAP/Gardner syndrome in a family with the novel germline mutation in the APC gene [2]

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-186

  Kovac, Michal ^a   Tomka, M ^a   Ciernikova, S ^a   Stevurkova, V ^a   Valachova, A ^b   Zajac, V ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b Hospital Trencin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLON RESECTION; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GARDNER SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM LINE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LETTER; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GARDNER SYNDROME; GENES, APC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33644861135     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00565.x     Document Type: Letter

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