Unusual profile of germline genetic variants in unselected colorectal cancer patients from a high-prevalence region in Panama
Iván Landires, José Pinto-Llerena, Raúl Cumbrera, Alexandra Nieto, Gumercindo Pimentel-Peralta, Yennifer Alfaro, Virginia Núñez-Samudio
The study identifies germline genetic variants in 95 Panamanian colorectal cancer patients, finding 10% with pathogenic variants in MUTYH, CHEK2, and other genes, but no mutations in mismatch repair genes.
Genes · Jul 28, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine