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[Genetics of colorectal cancer. II. Hereditary background of sporadic and familial colorectal cancer].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 5 Jun 1999
Menko F H, Griffioen G, Wijnen J T, Tops C M, Fodde R, Vasen H F
Abstract excerpt
About 15% of patients with colorectal cancer have a positive family history: 5% have hereditary colorectal cancer (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC), familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or some other hereditary syndrome), while in 10% no clear hereditary pattern can be recognized ('familial colorectal cancer'). In sporadic and in familial intestinal cancer, a demonstrable hereditary...
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