All of the following genes may be involved in development of carcinoma of colon Except
Correct Answer: Beta-Catenin
Description: .Detection of mutations in congenital conditions like von - Hippel - Lindau disease (vHL gene); haemochromatosis (HFE gene); colorectal carcinoma(APC gene).Familial gastric cancer in associated with mutation of e-cadherin gene (90% risk). It causes hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. Relatives of such family show mutation of this gene. Whether prophylactic total gastrectomy is needed or not in these high risk individuals is a debate. ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery ,ed 3,pg no 777
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