Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer is predicted to contribute towards colorectal cancer in young South African blacks

A disproportionately large number of young (50 years), those from young black patients presented more often with a low methylation phenotype (CIMP-L) and high levels of microsatellite instability (MSI-H). Furthermore, as determined by real-time PCR using probe technology, the tissues from35%of young...

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Main Authors: L. Cronjé, P.J. Becker, A.C. Paterson, M. Ramsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2009-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/10349