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Mutations in STK11 gene in Czech Peutz-Jeghers patients.

Vasovčák

BMC Med Genet (2009) PMID 19615099

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation and gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis. The germline mutations in the serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11) gene have been shown to be associated with the disease. Individuals with PJS are at increased risk for development of various neoplasms. The aim of the present study was to characterize the genotype and phenotype of Czech patients with PJS.

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-69
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