A large-scale meta-analysis to refine colorectal cancer risk estimates associated with MUTYH variants.

BACKGROUND: defective DNA repair has a causal role in hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC). Defects in the base excision repair gene MUTYH are responsible for MUTYH-associated polyposis and CRC predisposition as an autosomal recessive trait. Numerous reports have suggested MUTYH mono-allelic variants...

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Main Authors: Theodoratou, E, Campbell, H, Tenesa, A, Houlston, R, Webb, E, Lubbe, S, Broderick, P, Gallinger, S, Croitoru, E, Jenkins, M, Win, A, Cleary, S, Koessler, T, Pharoah, P, Küry, S, Bézieau, S, Buecher, B, Ellis, N, Peterlongo, P, Offit, K, Aaltonen, L, Enholm, S, Lindblom, A, Zhou, X, Tomlinson, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010