Large genomic alterations in hMSH2 and hMLH1 in early-onset colorectal cancer: Identification of a large complex de novo hMLH1 alteration [1]

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-252

  Smith, L ^a   Tesoriero, A ^a   Mead, L ^a   Royce, S ^a   Grubb, G ^b   Young, J ^b   Giles, G ^c   Jenkins, M ^a   Macrae, F ^d   Hopper, John L ^a   Southey, M C ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN PMS2; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH6;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FAMILY STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747141723     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00662.x     Document Type: Letter

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