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