Mismatch repair genes in Lynch syndrome: a review

Lynch syndrome represents 1-7% of all cases of colorectal cancer and is an autosomal-dominant inherited cancer predisposition syndrome caused by germline mutations in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mismatch repair genes. Since the discovery of the major human genes with DNA mismatch repair function, mu...

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Main Authors: Felipe Cavalcanti Carneiro da Silva, Mev Dominguez Valentin, Fábio de Oliveira Ferreira, Dirce Maria Carraro, Benedito Mauro Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802009000100010&lng=en&tlng=en