Germline APC mutations are not commonly seen in children with sporadic hepatoblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 675-677

  Harvey, J J ^a,b   Clark, S K ^b   Hyer, W ^b   Hadzic, N ^c   Tomlinson, I P M ^a   Hinds, R ^c  

^a UK Molecular and Population Genetics Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenomatous polyposis coli; Familial adenomatous polyposis; Hepatoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; GENETICS; INFANT; LIVER TUMOR; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

PRIMER DNA;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENES, APC; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59849125074     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318174e808     Document Type: Article

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