Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in a Navajo Indian family.
The purpose of this report is to describe a unique Navajo Indian kindred that manifests a tumor pattern consonant with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). So far as we can determine this is the first report of HNPCC among American Indians.
D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011123:Polyploidy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*