Explaining variation in familial adenomatous polyposis: relationship between genotype and phenotype and evidence for modifier genes.

BACKGROUND: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is characterised by variable phenotypic expression. Part of this is attributable to a relationship between APC genotype and phenotype but there remains significant intrafamilial variation. In the Min mouse model of FAP, differences in the severity of...

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Main Authors: Crabtree, MD, Tomlinson, I, Hodgson, S, Neale, K, Phillips, R, Houlston, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002