Gene Pair Information

Gene Pair: PMS2, MSH2

Related Sentences

# PMID Sentence
1 8678487 For example, hMSH2 and hMLH1, which are known as DNA mismatch repair genes have been found to cause HNPCC (hereditary non-poliposis colorectal cancer).
2 8678487 BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes that have recently been identified as familial breast and ovarian cancer, familial breast cancer genes.
3 9534190 The breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is linked to the BRCA1 gene on chromosome 17q and, to a lesser extent, to the BRCA2 gene on chromosome 13q.
4 9534190 The HNPCC syndrome is caused by any one of three known genes, hMSH2, hMLH1, and hPMS2, that encode proteins involved in the same pathway of DNA mismatch repair.
5 9534190 Current research challenges include elucidating these modifying factors, gaining a better understanding of the biological function of BRCA1 and BRCA2 products, and determining the appropriate clinical intervention for genetically predisposed patients.
6 9538124 Studies have shown that these diseases may be associated with mutations in a number of tumor suppressor genes, mainly BRCA1 and BRCA2.
7 9538124 HNPCC-ovarian cancer associated families reveal frequent mutations in at least four genes (hMSH2, hMLH1, hPMS1, and hPMS2) involved in the repair of mismatched DNA.
8 10388122 The most noteworthy hereditary gynecologic cancer syndromes include hereditary breast-ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome, wherein BRCA1 and BRCA2 germ-line mutations have been identified, and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) of the Lynch syndrome II variant, wherein hMSH2, hMLH1, hPMS2, hMSH3, and hMSH6 germ-line mutations have been identified.