title: Role of APC and DNA mismatch repair genes in the development of colorectal cancers.
abstract: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the western hemisphere. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 105,500 new cases of colon cancer with 57,100 deaths will occur in the U.S. in 2003, accounting for about 10% of cancer deaths. Among the colon cancer patients, hereditary risk contributes approximately 20%. The main inherited colorectal cancers are the familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers (HNPCC). The FAP and HNPCC are caused due to mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. The focus of this review is to summarize the functions of APC and MMR gene products in the development of colorectal cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and UF Shands Cancer Center, College of Medicine, Academic Research Building, Room R4-216, 1600 SW Archer Road, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. snarayan@ufscc.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Satya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Deodutta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020137:Base Pair Mismatch; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein