High prevalence of germline <it>STK11 </it>mutations in Hungarian Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited disease characterized by gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis and mucocutaneous pigmentation. The genetic predisposition for PJS has been shown to be associate...

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Main Authors: Kasler Miklos, Solyom Szilvia, Kovacs Marietta, Papp Janos, Børresen-Dale Anne-Lise, Olah Edith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/169