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The authors are grateful to M. de Almeida for technical assistance and the following clinicians for contributing their HNPCC families: F. Nagengast, A. Bröcker-Vriends, G. Griffioen, A. Cats and J. Kleibeuker. This work has been supported in part by the Dutch Cancer Society and Praeventiefonds (project no. PRF 28-1383-1).
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Wijnen, J., van der Klift, H., Vasen, H. et al. MSH2 genomic deletions are a frequent cause of HNPCC. Nat Genet 20, 326–328 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/3795
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