Turcot syndrome (TS) is a rare genetic disease in which brain tumors occur in association with colonic polyposis. Since Turcot's original description in 1959, there have been disagreements about the mode of inheritance as well as the clinical expression of this condition. Some investigators maintain
Non-allelic heterogeneity of familial adenomatous polyposis
β Scribed by Tops, Carli M. J. ;Van Der Klift, Heleen M. ;Van Der Luijt, Rob B. ;Griffioen, Gerrit ;Taal, Babs G. ;Vasen, Hans F. A. ;Khan, P. Meera
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 528 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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