• Modifier gene polymorphisms and influence on disease expression in HNPCC 

      Brenne, Ingvild Synnøve (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-20)
      Background Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer(HNPCC) is an autosomal dominantly inherited predisposition to a variety of epithelial malignancies most notable colorectal and endometrial cancer. Unlike other genetic predispositions to colorectal cancer HNPCC does not present with a premalignant phenotype, which as such makes it difficult to predict when or if an affected person will present ...