Mutation analysis of the APC gene in Taiwanese FAP families: Low incidence of APC germline mutation in a distinct subgroup of FAP families

Familial Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-124

  Chiang, J M ^a,b   Chen, H W ^a,b   Tang, R P ^a,b   Chen, J S ^a,b   Changchien, C R ^a,b   Hsieh, P S ^a,b   Wang, J Y ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

APC gene; Familial adenomatous polyposis

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEREDITARY COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STOMACH POLYP; TAIWAN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CODON, NONSENSE; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENES, APC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955054335     PISSN: 13899600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-009-9292-2     Document Type: Article

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