DNA mismatch repair genes and colorectal cancer.

Positional cloning and linkage analysis have shown that inactivation of one of the mismatch repair genes (hMLH1, hMSH2, hPMS1, hPMS2, GTBP/hMSH6) is responsible for the microsatellite instability or replication error (RER+) seen in more than 90% of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers (HNPCC)...

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Auteurs principaux: Wheeler, J, Bodmer, W, Mortensen, N
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2000