Table 1

Comparison of tumor kinetics for four different MMR genotypes. The '+' and '-' symbols show the direction of change for each comparison. In each comparison, the genotype with the higher mutation rate had a lower acceleration and median age of onset.

Comparison

Type

Acceleration

Age

Mutation


Mlh3 v Mlh3Pms2

GI tumor

+

+

-

Mlh3 v Mlh1

GI tumor

+

+

-

Mlh3 v Mlh3Pms2

Lymphoma

+

+

-

Mlh3 v Mlh1

Lymphoma

+

+

-

Pms2 v Mlh3Pms2

Lymphoma

+

+

-

Pms2 v Mlh1

Lymphoma

+

+

-

Mlh3 v Pms2

Lymphoma

+

+

-


Frank et al. BMC Cancer 2005 5:163   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-5-163

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