Three synchronous primary carcinomas in a patient with HNPCC associated with a novel germline mutation in <it>MLH1</it>: Case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>MLH1 </it>is one of six known genes responsible for DNA mismatch repair (MMR), whose inactivation leads to HNPCC. It is important to develop genotype-phenotype correlations for HNPCC, as is being done for other heredi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.wjso.com/content/7/1/94 |