Linkage analysis in familial non-Lynch syndrome colorectal cancer families from Sweden.

Family history is a major risk factor for colorectal cancer and many families segregate the disease as a seemingly monogenic trait. A minority of familial colorectal cancer could be explained by known monogenic genes and genetic loci. Familial polyposis and Lynch syndrome are two syndromes where the...

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Main Authors: Vinaykumar Kontham, Susanna von Holst, Annika Lindblom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3859667?pdf=render