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Chapter 15 Brain Tumors and the Lynch Syndrome


Author: Peltomäki, Päivi
Source: OAPEN

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Lynch syndrome (LS) (MIM No. 120435-6), previously known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) (Boland, 2005), is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutation in one of the DNA mismatch ...