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Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Type 8

Disease ID: disease_node_17089

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DbxrefMIM:613244
SubclassofDOID_3883, DOID_0060388
Data SourceDOID
SynonymsHNPCC8
Doid Labelhereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer type 8
Doid DescriptionA Lynch syndrome that has_material_basis_in heterozygous deletion of the 3' part of the EPCAM gene and intergenic regions adjacent to the MSH2 gene on chromosome 2p21. This results in transcriptional read-through and silencing of MSH2 in tissues expressing EPCAM.
Disease Node Iddisease_node_17089
Doid IdDOID_0070270
LabelHereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Type 8