Analysis of inherited MYH/ (MutYH) mutations in British Asian patients with colorectal cancer [1]

Gut

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 593-

  Dolwani, S ^a,f   Williams, G T ^a   West, K P ^b   Newman, J ^c   Stock, D ^d   Griffiths, A P ^e   Best, J ^a   Cheodle, J P ^a   Sampson, J R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ASIAN; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYH GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA GLYCOSYLASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 34147217174     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.094532     Document Type: Letter

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