Exonic STK11 deletions are not a rare cause of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

N.C.M. Hearle; M.F. Rudd; W. Lim; V. Murday; A.G. Lim; R.K. Phillips; P.W. Lee; J. O'Donohue; Patrick Morrison; A. Norman; S.V. Hodgson; A. Lucassen; R.S. Houlston

doi:10.1136/jmg.2005.036830

Exonic STK11 deletions are not a rare cause of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

N.C.M. Hearle, M.F. Rudd, W. Lim, V. Murday, A.G. Lim, R.K. Phillips, P.W. Lee, J. O'Donohue, Patrick Morrison, A. Norman, S.V. Hodgson, A. Lucassen, R.S. Houlston

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Abstract

Background: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare, autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome characterised by oro-facial pigmentation and hamartomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract. A causal germline mutation in STK11 can be identified in 30% to 80% of PJS patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e15
Journal	Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.2005.036830
Publication status	Published - Apr 2006

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Exonic STK11 deletions are not a rare cause of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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