Article: New findings in colon cancer risk factors described from University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute.

Investigators publish new data in the report 'The -149C>T SNP within the DeltaDNMT3B gene, is not associated with early disease onset in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer.' "Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominantly inherited syndrome caused by germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes. HNPCC patients have a lifetime risk of 80% of developing colorectal cancer (CRC); however the likely age of onset is difficult to predict," researchers in Australia report (see also Colon Cancer Risk Factors).

"A single C>T polymorphism located within the promoter region of the DeltaDNMT3B gene has recently been reported to be ...

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