Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in a Navajo Indian family.

Description: 

The purpose of this report is to describe a unique Navajo Indian kindred that manifests a tumor pattern consonant with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). So far as we can determine this is the first report of HNPCC among American Indians.

People: 
Navajo
Location Description: 

Arizona AZ

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1985
Creator: 
Lynch HT., Drouhard TJ., Schuelke GS., Biscone KA., Lynch JF., Danes BS.
Rights: 
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Source: 
Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics 15(3-4):209-13.
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Identifier: 
9701318
Subject: 
Colonic Neoplasms/Genetics, Female, Male, Pedigree, Polyploidy, Rectal Neoplasms/Genetics
Type: 
Journal Article