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Åke Borg

Åke Borg

Principal investigator

Åke Borg

Distinct gene expression signatures in lynch syndrome and familial colorectal cancer type x.

Author

  • Mev Dominguez
  • Christina Therkildsen
  • Srinivas Veerla
  • Mats Jönsson
  • Inge Bernstein
  • Åke Borg
  • Mef Nilbert

Summary, in English

Heredity is estimated to cause at least 20% of colorectal cancer. The hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer subset is divided into Lynch syndrome and familial colorectal cancer type X (FCCTX) based on presence of mismatch repair (MMR) gene defects.

Department/s

  • Breastcancer-genetics
  • EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
  • BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Publication/Series

PLoS ONE

Volume

8

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Topic

  • Cancer and Oncology

Status

Published

Project

  • Precision Medicine in Hereditary Cancer and Sarcoma; targeted surveillance, immunotherapy and individualized follow-up

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1932-6203