Assessment of Missense Alterations in MLH1 and their Pathogenic Significance

Germline mutations in mismatch repair genes predispose individuals to Lynch Syndrome, the most common colorectal cancer predisposition syndrome. MLH1 is a key mismatch repair gene that is mutated in Lynch syndrome and about a third of the genetic alterations identified in MLH1 are missense variants...

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Main Author: Perera, Needra Sheron
Other Authors: Bapat, Bharati
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32048