title: [Heredity and colorectal cancer].
abstract: The authors underline the role of inheritance in colorectal cancer and reporting the genealogical study of two families with high incidence of colorectal cancers personally observed. They thought that the genetic endowment (oncogenes, suppressor genes, microsatellite instability, protein-kinase C) was implicated directly in the genesis of disease.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di I Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi, Catania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mirone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonaccorso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbarino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lizzio
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009857:Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011493:Protein Kinase C