Mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes underlie lynch syndrome (HNPCC).
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Lynch HT, Coronel SM, Okimoto R et al (2004) A founder mutation of the MSH2 gene and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in the United States.
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In this study we report of a common mutation in the MSH6 gene in Ashkenazi Jews.
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