Clinical features and hMSH2/hMLH1 germ-line mutations in Chinese patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Background At least five mismatch repair （MMR） genes, including hMSH2, hMLH1, hPMS, hPMS2, and hMSH6/GTBP, are associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer （HNPCC）. More than 90% of families with HNPCC harbor the hMSH2and hMLH1 gene mutations. We have analyzed the clinical features of H...

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